Join us for this IDRA EAC-South webinar where we will discuss barriers to teacher diversification at the state and district levels, equitable state- and district-level strategies for improving diversity in the teaching profession (such as, grow your own programs, teacher residencies, hiring and induction strategies), and how the IDRA EAC-South can provide technical assistance and training to build capacity of state and local education agencies within the region*.

Special guests include:

• Desiree Carver-Thomas, Research and Policy Associate, Learning Policy Institute
• Angela Valenzuela, Professor, Department of Educational Leadership and Policy, University of Texas at Austin
• Mary Kelly, Human Resources Coordinator, Randolph County School System, Alabama
• David G. Hinojosa, J.D., Director, IDRA EAC-South

Click here to see this region’s Student-Teacher Demographic Diversity Map

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Originally held Wednesday, November 8, 2017, at 10:00 am. CST.

*The IDRA EAC-South provides technical assistance and training to build capacity of state and local education agencies to serve their diverse student populations. The IDRA EAC-South is one of four regional equity assistance centers and serves Region II, which covers Washington, D.C., and 11 states: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia.