This, on top of what truly is a teacher retention crisis in our state and nation.
Our policy problems are totally human-made. We must support public education.
-Angela
Texas students are becoming 'majority-minority.' Data shows how teaching staffs lag behind
Latino students make up the majority but only 30% of teachers are Latino
Kindergarten dual-language students work on an assignment at Vines Primary School in Aldine ISD Thursday, July 22, 2021 in Houston.
Brett Coomer, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographerThough the majority of Texas public school students are Latino, most
teachers and principals in the state are white.
While 53 percent of the state's 5.4 million students enrolled during the
2021-22 school year were Latino, data from the Texas Education Agency
shows, just 29 percent of teachers and 25 percent of principals were Latino.
White students accounted for 26 percent of the student population, but
white teachers account for 56 percent of teachers and 57 percent of
principals.
Research shows teacher and administrator diversity benefits all
students, particularly students of color, and many advocates say
educators should more closely reflect the cultural and racial
demographics of students.
