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We need more teachers of color, so why do we use tests that keep them out of the classroom?

  • Written by Emery Petchauer, Associate Professor, Michigan State University
We need more teachers of color, so why do we use tests that keep them out of the classroom?Teacher license exams often fail to predict which teachers will be the best, research shows.michaeljung from shutterstock.com

Students of color seldom see teachers who look like them. This is because many aspiring teachers of color are pushed out of the profession before they have a chance to start. It’s not poor performance in college...

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