Cal State Gets Federal Grant to Train More Latinos to Become Teachers

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Teacher Estela Guzman (center) points to math problems as teachers My Lu and Tricia Cummings look on during a professional development session in Santa Ana Unified School District in June. Photo by Sarah Tully/EdSource

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Studies show black and Latino students perform better in school when their teachers look like them, but in California, most teachers are white.

A new $8.1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education to the California State University will finance efforts to train more Latinos to become teachers.

Read the story at EdSource.

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