Key Findings in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Education

PR Newswire Jul 13, 2018
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• The New Schools Venture Fund released a study last year that found fascinating results about diversity and inclusion within education, primarily in regard to the percentages of teachers that actually represented the demographics of the students. 

• How can DEI efforts help propel education forward? What are the benefits for the students? 

• Read about the range of results and effectiveness in teachers that go through racial bias training.

NewSchools Venture Fund 2017 study “Unrealized Impact,” was a groundbreaking study on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) in the education sector.

This study is based on input from more than 200 education organizations and nearly 5,000 individuals, and was authored by Xiomara Padamsee, CEO of Promise54, and Becky Crowe, Senior Adviser, Bellwether Education Partners.

Among the key findings in the report, DEI practices have a positive impact on staff recruitment, retention and overall favorability. Among Advanced DEI Organizations, 88 percent of staff promote the organization, and 61 percent of staff – regardless of race – reported that they intend to stay in their organizations for the next three years.

However, the percentage of Black and Latino leaders in American education, when compared to Black and Latino PreK-12 students, remains unbalanced. This is especially troubling given changing student demographics. In our sample, Whites represent 24 percent of students, 49 percent of staff at education organizations, 64 percent of leadership, and 74 percent of CEOs. Blacks and Latinos represent 61 percent of students, 41 percent of staff at education organizations, 24 percent of leadership and 17 percent of CEOs.

“As American students have become a more racially diverse population over the past decade, there is a stark difference between those who are doing the work and the racial demographics of the communities we serve,” said Frances Messano, managing partner, NewSchools Venture Fund.

Read  the full report on diversity, equity, and inclusion by Elly Stolnitz at PR Newswire. 

Since you are interested in Race and Ethnicity, have you read these selections from Giving Compass related to impact giving and Race and Ethnicity?

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    Why it Matters to Have Teachers Who Look Like Me

    For 10 years — the first decade I was in school — all my teachers were white women. As a Mexican-American kid, I didn’t get the chance to have a man of color as a teacher until high school. Going into my senior year, I like how diverse my teachers are now, but I wish I’d had the same experience when I was younger. When I think about why it matters to have a teacher I can relate to, I think back to fifth grade. A classmate said to me, “Mexicans are illegal—they cross the border every day! How about you, did you cross the border?” This bothered me. So, after class, I asked the teacher for help. But all she said was, “That’s OK, he was just playing.” My high school makes a big deal out of the whole “building relationships” thing. To my teachers and everyone else at the school, relationships are just as important as academics. At first, it was hard to get used to, but eventually, it started making sense to me. I’m in an all-male mentorship group led by two African-American men who openly share about their struggles growing up in New York, and give us advice in any area of life — including what it means to appreciate our cultures. This is one of the things I like most about my school. Having men of color I can look up to and model myself after is a big part of why I have no doubt I’ll make it to college — and eventually be able to give other kids the type of help my mentors have given me. I know where I’m needed, and that’s where I’m headed. Read the full article about teacher diversity by Jose Romero at Chalkbeat.

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