Less Qualified Teachers Hinder Schools with Black and Latino Kids: Report
(DNAINFO) Amy Zimmer | February 25, 2016 — Schools where a majority of the students are black or Latino have less experienced and less qualified teachers than schools that are predominantly white, according to a report released Thursday by advocacy group Appleseed.
At schools with mainly black and Latino students nearly 42 percent of teachers, on average, are considered qualified — meaning they have Master’s degrees and additional training. That compares to schools with a white majority where nearly 57 percent of teachers are considered qualified, according to the report, which looked at data from 2009-2012 for roughly 540 schools.
A lack of qualified teachers especially hurts low-income students and students of color since many of these students enter the classroom with educational disadvantages, the report noted.