Wed, Feb 8th, 2023 - 8:21am
February 02, 2023 - 8:16am | By Kyle Cornell
(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.