Teachers Of Color Linked To Better Academic Performance For All Kids
According to a new study, teachers of color are associated with higher academic and emotional success for students of all races and ethnicities. Researchers believe that these benefits are due, in part, to the likelihood of teachers of color practicing what’s known as culturally responsive teaching (CRT). Developed by Geneva Gay, culturally responsive teaching is the practice of “using the cultural knowledge, prior experiences, frames of reference, and performance styles of ethnically diverse students to make learning encounters more relevant to and effective for them....