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70.048 - Toward Racial Justice and Democratization of the Teaching Force

Mon, April 20, 8:15 to 10:15am, Marriott, Floor: Third Level, Kane/McHenry

Session Type: Symposium

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In the United States, racial and ethnic gaps between students and teachers persist. Students of color comprise 45% of K-12 students, while the teaching force is 83% White. Most efforts to address this gap focus on preparing an overwhelmingly White teaching force for diversity. While this is important work, this symposium focuses on dismantling barriers of racism that maintain a White teaching force. Critical Race Theory, which frames the symposium, begins with the premise that the skewed racial representation is not accidental, but rather a product of racist systems designed to meet White needs. Seven papers, from a book in press, report on specific programs that are challenging racist barriers to the recruitment and preparation of teachers of color.

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