Minnesota State Senate advances bill to increase Teachers of Color in schools

Photo by: WDAY Radio Staff
Photo by: WDAY Radio Staff

(St. Paul, MN) -- State lawmakers are advancing a bill to get more teachers of color into Minnesota schools.

Currently, nearly 40-percent of students identify as people of color, compared to just six-percent of the state's teachers.

The proposed policies would strengthen parts of the Teachers of Color Act and would earmark one-hundred-million-dollars in grants and scholarships for recruiting teachers with diverse backgrounds.

The bill would also allow hiring bonuses for out-of-state teachers to move to Minnesota.