Supporting and Sustaining a Diverse Teacher Workforce

Wednesday, August 5, 2026
5:00 PM-6:00 PM

Despite growing research demonstrating the vital importance of building a more racially and ethnically diverse teacher workforce, teachers of color continue to be severely underrepresented in school systems across the country. Teacher diversity enriches the school environment as a whole; all students can benefit from having diverse role models, and adults also benefit, exhibiting less prejudice when they work and interact with adults of other racial and ethnic backgrounds.

 Join EdTrust and the Learning Policy Institute (LPI) for a timely conversation on why teacher diversity matters now more than ever and what policymakers, advocates, and education leaders must do to protect and strengthen it.

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Speakers

Take a look at our speakers scheduled for this event

Desiree Carver-Thomas

Senior Researcher and Policy Analyst
Learning Policy Institute

Kurt Russell

History Teacher and Basketball Coach
Oberlin City Schools

Eric Duncan

P-12 Policy Director
EdTrust

Precious Symonette

Creative Writing Teacher
Miami Norland Senior High School