Disrupting School Cultures That Fail To Support, Retain, And Grow Teachers Of Color

As students of color are now the "majority" in schools, their teachers are still largely white. Data released in 2017 by the US Department of Education shows the percent of teachers of color (TOCs) is just 20 percent (NCES, 2017). While the hiring of TOCs continues to grow, retention of teachers of color continues to be a barrier towards a more diverse teaching workforce. In this symposium, three teachers will share what they learned from their multi-state, qualitative research on what would disrupt the kinds of school cultures that fail to support, retain, and grow teachers of color.