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The Impact Of Teacher Diversity On Student Outcomes, Kristie White Jones May 2022

The Impact Of Teacher Diversity On Student Outcomes, Kristie White Jones

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Closing the teacher diversity gap was fundamental to closing the achievement gap between White and Black students. The gap in teacher diversity has continued to widen over the last decade. As the number of Black students in public education increases, the number of Black teachers continued to decline. The teaching profession remained a predominately white female workforce. A lack of teacher diversity had a negative effect on all student achievement. Black teachers served as role models to Black students. Those Black students taught by Black teachers had better academic achievement, behavior, motivation, and aspirations to attend college. In order to …


The Impact Of Physical Education On Students’ Performance Outcomes In Mathematics, Ryan Thomas Cox Jan 2022

The Impact Of Physical Education On Students’ Performance Outcomes In Mathematics, Ryan Thomas Cox

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Research studies have suggested that students who participate in daily physical activity and who are more physically fit may have improved academic achievement scores. However, pressures on school districts to improve students’ academic achievement in core course areas such as math, science, and English have put less emphasis on courses such as physical education. School districts around the country have eliminated and/or have lessened the amount of physical activity students receive during the school day. This study examined the impact of time of physical education and difference in 9th-grade students’ math achievement scores in their Algebra course and outcomes on …