Make educator diversity data visible and actionable by reporting teacher diversity on state dashboards¶

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Evidence · no claims cited

Description¶

The first policy lever identified by more than 100 educators of color at the convening is to "Report teacher diversity on state dashboards" and urge state departments of education to collect and report such data, improving visibility of the lack of educator diversity. Delaware's educator mobility data dashboard, disaggregating retention, transfer, and turnover rates for full-time staff by race and ethnicity, is offered as a promising practice.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• State departments of education must collect and report educator diversity data on public dashboards

Constraints¶

Target Learners¶

• state and district education leaders
• teacher preparation programs

Target Learning Goals¶

• diversifying and retaining the educator workforce to support student outcomes

Related Strategies¶

• Publish school-level educator race/ethnicity data and program-completer and retention data on state dashboards
• Set clear numeric educator-diversity goals at the state, district, and teacher preparation levels with public progress reporting
• Set measurable, time-bound goals for school leader diversity and make diversity data publicly visible

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

• EdTrust. (2022). Make the Case for Teacher Diversity: Educators of Color. https://edtrust.org/educator-diversity/