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TUSD launches effort to recruit minority teachers

By Chelsey Killebrew
For the Arizona Daily Star
Tucson, Arizona | Published: 10.12.2008
The Tucson Unified School District has launched a $550,000 effort to recruit minority teachers, hoping to diversify its staff and give minority students a better chance of seeing themselves as part of the education system.
Experts say the feeling of belonging translates to long-term success for students, an important goal for a district whose minority students traditionally lag behind Anglo counterparts in academic success.
The numbers clearly show a disconnect with population rates.
More than 40 percent of Tucson’s population is Hispanic, according to 2005 U.S. Census Bureau numbers, the most recent available. That year, about 24 percent of TUSD teachers were Hispanic. Last year, the number fell to about 21 percent.
Last year, TUSD employed 1,009 high school teachers, and five were American Indian. There were two Asian teachers in all middle schools combined. Anglo teachers made up 74 percent of the teaching staff.
Experts tend to support the idea that schools should reflect the populations they serve.
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