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"Educators Rising will help achieve our goal of having teachers reflect the makeup of students in their classrooms": Program expands to more districts
Educators Rising is a state-wide program that gives high school students access to opportunities that encourages them to consider education careers and diversify the state’s teacher workforce.
According to state statistics, only 10% of new teachers are minorities compared to about 45% of their students being people of color. Studies also suggest students of color do better when their teachers look like them and EdRising can serve as a bridge for that gap by encouraging minority students to the field of education and teaching in their communities. The program also encourages the development and retention of educators of color in local school districts.
Ms. Colleen Moffett-Mals and Ms. Sandy Fraioli recently spoke to the New Britain Herald about how the EdRising Program has grown and evolved over the past several years here in New Britain.
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