February 28, 2018

NJ Revilla-Garcia

HACU executive director of legislative affairs serves on panel on Teacher Diversity

Alicia Diaz, executive director of legislative affairs for the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU), served on a panel, "Creating and Organizing Teacher Diversity Initiatives," at the AACTE Diversified Teaching Workforce (DTW) Institute preconference event on February 28, 2018, in Baltimore, Md. Other panelists included Delisa Saunders, American Federation of Teachers; and Eric Duncan, National Council on Teacher Quality.  

 


According to Diaz teacher diversity initiatives are needed, when we consider the following:
  • At a time when the Hispanic student enrollment in the nation’s public school system is 27% and growing, the percentage of Hispanic teachers remains stagnant at 7.8%.
  • America’s children of color will, for the majority of their school years, not have any teacher who is a reflection of their own image.
  • Hispanic-Serving Institutions produce the majority of Hispanic teachers in this country – closing the Hispanic teacher/Hispanic student disparity will require investing in and supporting the teacher preparation work of Hispanic-serving schools of education.

DTW Topical Action Group convened national leaders from nationwide colleges and universities to discuss innovative efforts for addressing racial/ethnic teacher diversity.

Photo: Alicia Diaz, executive director of legislative affairs, HACU




  

The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities, founded in 1986, represents more than 500 colleges and universities in the United States, Latin America, Spain, and school districts throughout the U.S. HACU is the only national association representing existing and emerging Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs). The Association’s headquarters are in San Antonio, Texas, with regional offices in Washington, D.C. and Sacramento, California.

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