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Can ‘Cultural Proficiency' Among Teachers Help Close Student Achievement Gap?
Author: PBS NewsHour
Narrator: PBS NewsHour
Unabridged: 5 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: NewsHour Productions
Published: 05/28/2019
Categories: Nonfiction, Performing Arts, Radio
Synopsis
Racial disparity in academic achievement remains a leading problem in American education, both at the K-12 and the college levels. A number of studies show greater diversity in the teaching profession can address some of those concerns. Hari Sreenivasan has a look at a teacher training program that is aiming to increase diversity in the classroom and improve results all the way through college.