DOE Removes Requirements Around Selectivity to Diversify the Teaching Force.

UNITED States. Dept. of Education ; JOHNS Hopkins University

The article mentions U.S. Department of Education's (DOE) decision to increasing the number of minorities in the teaching profession by easing the selection criteria. It mentions DOE took public input while chalking out new rules for teacher preparation programs, where they don't need to be selective in accepting students. A research by Johns Hopkins University shows that diversity in teachers matters, as the students tend perform better in school if taught by teachers of the same background.