{"id":871,"date":"2023-05-09T13:35:49","date_gmt":"2023-05-09T17:35:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lexisnexis.test\/?p=871"},"modified":"2023-10-10T07:50:21","modified_gmt":"2023-10-10T11:50:21","slug":"the-educational-equity-indicators-professional-learning-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eacsouth.org\/es\/blog\/the-educational-equity-indicators-professional-learning-series\/","title":{"rendered":"The EAC-South Addresses Educator Recruitment and Retention in Latest Webinar"},"content":{"rendered":"

On National Teacher Appreciation Day, the Equity Assistance Center \u2013 South (EAC-South) showed its reverence for teachers with a webinar focused on educator recruitment and retention. Speakers highlighted steps\u00a0school districts can take to recruit and retain teachers and to address the growing trend of teacher shortages. <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The webinar is the second in the Educational Equity Indicators Professional Learning series, which brings research findings to life with examples from the field. Today\u2019s webinar featured a presentation from Dr. Terry Lamar, Chief Administrative Officer with Hoover City Schools in\u00a0Alabama. Lamar outlined his school district\u2019s four components of teacher recruitment, as well as its four components of teacher retention. The plan increased the number of African American candidates for all positions \u2013 principals, assistant principals, district leaders, and teachers \u2013 by 40% to 50%. <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Watch the recording<\/a><\/strong> to get details on the Hoover City School recruitment and retention plan. <\/span>\u00a0
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Struggles with Teacher Shortages, Diversity\u00a0<\/h3>\n

With more than 75% of states experiencing educator shortages, especially following the pandemic, it is critical for public school systems to follow Hoover City Schools example. High teacher turnover negatively affects student achievement outcomes and costs schools districts more money.\u00a0Additionally, as fewer people of color enter the field of teaching, it creates greater inequities for students of color and negatively impacts all students. <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

According to a <\/span>Forbes article<\/span><\/a> written by Southern Education Foundation President and CEO Raymond Pierce, more than 50% of students in U.S. public schools are children of color, while only about 20% of teachers are people of color. The research also showed that most Black students in the U.S. attend 13 years of public school without having a single Black teacher. <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Why does this matter? <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cAll students benefit from having teachers of color,\u201d says name, title, organization. \u201cThere is a growing research base that supports this.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Teacher diversity benefits students on a societal level, as well as on an individual level. For students as a whole, teacher diversity:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n