ERIC Number: EJ1221945
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019-Aug
Pages: 14
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ISSN: ISSN-0741-9325
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Teacher Racial/Ethnic Diversity: Distribution of Special and General Educators of Color across Schools
Billingsley, Bonnie S.; Bettini, Elizabeth A.; Williams, Thomas O.
Remedial and Special Education, v40 n4 p199-212 Aug 2019
Students benefit from a teacher workforce that represents the full racial/ethnic diversity of the United States. We examine racial/ethnic composition of general education teacher (GET) and special education teacher (SET) workforce using the Schools and Staffing Survey. We find that the teacher workforce continues to be primarily White. In 2011-2012, 18% of SETs and GETS were people of color; however, 47% of students with disabilities were students of color. Among teachers of color, the majority identify as Black or Hispanic, with a smaller proportion of Hispanic SETs than GETs. Early career SETs are racially/ethnically similar to experienced SETs, while early career GETs are somewhat more diverse. There were dramatic differences across regions, type of districts, and schools; higher percentages of teachers of color taught in high-poverty and urban schools as well as in schools with higher enrollments of students of color. Results have important implications for education policy and teacher preparation.
Descriptors: Regular and Special Education Relationship, Special Education, Special Education Teachers, Minority Group Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education, National Surveys, Ethnic Diversity, Racial Relations, Diversity (Faculty), Racial Composition, Students with Disabilities, Public School Teachers, Disproportionate Representation, African American Teachers, Hispanic Americans
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Schools and Staffing Survey (NCES)
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