Studies Provide Further Proof that African American Students Benefit from Having Black Teachers
African American students who have even just one or two black teachers in elementary school are significantly more likely to enroll in college, according to a new study conducted by researchers at Johns Hopkins University and American University. Their findings build on research they conducted in 2017 which found that the likelihood of low-income African American students dropping out of high school decreases by 29 percent if they have just one African American teacher in grades three through five.