PBS News Hour

How Minnesota's lack of teachers of color hurts students

Many schools across the United States are grappling with ways to close the achievement gap between white students and students of color. Special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro reports on those efforts in Minnesota, which has some of the worst disparities. This report is part of our ongoing "Race Matters" coverage, and the "Agents for Change" series.

How Minnesota's lack of teachers of color hurts students

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