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Do elementary school students do better when taught by teachers of the same race or ethnicity? New research finds: Not that much

  • Written by Paul L. Morgan, Professor of Education and Demography, Penn State
Do elementary school students do better when taught by teachers of the same race or ethnicity? New research finds: Not that muchMany elementary school teachers in the U.S. are of ethnic or racial backgrounds different from their students.AP Photo/Steve Helber

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U.S. elementary school students do not particularly benefit from being taught by teachers of the same race or ethnicity. That’s the...

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