Degrees of Diversity
More than 80 percent of public school teachers in the U.S. are white, and a WXXI News investigation has found that the disparity is much more severe in the Rochester, NY and Finger Lakes regions. Degrees of Diversity takes an in-depth look at diversity among local teaching staffs, and the steps, if any, the districts are taking to making their staffs better reflect their student population.
Latest Episodes
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There are nearly 4 million public school teachers in our country. The majority of them, about 80 percent are white. That same number, 80 percent, also… -
With the most segregated public schools in the nation residing right here in New York, some education leaders are now saying “enough is enough.” Fixing…
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The Movement for Anti-Racist Ministry (MAMA) in collaboration with the Faith Community Alliance and Take It Down Planning Committee are calling on the… -
Rochester City School Board president Van White has written a new children's book. It's called "Heroes," and it's about the everyday heroes in our lives:… -
Low-income students of color make up the majority of classrooms in American public schools, and research shows that the challenges they face -- poverty,…
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It's graduation season... so are the local graduates getting local jobs? It's the first in our series of conversations with freshly minted college…
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At the Little Theatre in Rochester, teachers, superintendents, parents and school board members discussed ways to bring more diversity to local teaching… -
New York State Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia sat down with WXXI Albany Correspondent Karen DeWitt to talk about WXXI's week-long series, Degrees… -
It's a special broadcast live from the Little Theatre. We're capping our week-long series exploring the lack of diversity on local teaching staffs.Our…
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It's a special broadcast live from the Little Theatre. We're capping our week-long series exploring the lack of diversity on local teaching staffs.Our…
