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Washington Student Achievement Council, 2021
Nationally, student debt has doubled between 2009 and 2019 and is now hovering around $1.7 trillion. The impact that student debt financing is having on borrowers of color is harmful and unsustainable. It is also widening the already significant racial wealth gap. The pandemic is likely to only exacerbate these inequities as people of color and…
Descriptors: Student Loan Programs, Student Financial Aid, Debt (Financial), Minority Group Students
Rafa, Alyssa; Roberts, Maxine – Education Commission of the States, 2020
Hiring and retaining teachers of color is one approach that policymakers can use to support improved academic achievement and opportunities for racially and ethnically diverse students. National data show that while the student population is becoming more diverse, the teacher workforce remains largely white and female. While teachers from all…
Descriptors: Diversity (Faculty), Minority Group Teachers, Teacher Selection, Racial Factors