Gov. Brian Kemp introduced legislation aimed at beefing up Georgia’s teacher pipeline Tuesday. Kemp said the plan will help recruit, prepare, mentor and retain the best teachers across the state.
One big change Kemp wants to make is to diversify the workforce. For example, about 37% of Georgia’s students are African American, compared to 26% of teachers. To help boost that number, Kemp said he’ll employ historically Black colleges and universities.
“[They] play a significant role in teacher preparation, and they should play a major role in teacher placement,” Kemp said. “I want to ensure they lead the charge to create ways to get more minority teachers into our classrooms so students from all backgrounds and [ethnicities] can see themselves in their teachers.”
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