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ERIC Number: EJ404999
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1990
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On the Growing Shortage of Black and Hispanic Teachers.
Farrell, Edmund J.
English Journal, v79 n1 p39-46 Jan 1990
Notes that the percentage of Black and Hispanic teachers continues to decline as the number of Black and Hispanic students increases. Argues that minority teacher candidates are being screened out by state-mandated competency testing. Argues that reversing the scarcity of Black and Hispanic teachers will take time, money, and commitment. (RS)
Descriptors: Black Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education, Minority Group Teachers, Politics of Education, Teacher Recruitment, Teacher Shortage
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses; Guides - Non-Classroom
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Hispanic Teachers