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WRAL anchor Lena Tillett investigates NC's teacher diversity gap

In North Carolina, minority students make up 52 percent of the traditional public school body, but 80 percent of teachers are white. For students of color, especially black and Hispanic boys, that means they may seldom - or never - have a teacher who looks like them during their kindergarten through 12th grade years.
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In North Carolina, minority students make up 52 percent of the traditional public school body, but 80 percent of teachers are white. For students of color, especially black and Hispanic boys, that means they may seldom - or never - have a teacher who looks like them during their kindergarten through 12th grade years.

Reporter : Lena Tillett
Reporter : Kelly Hinchcliffe
Posted 2019-01-24T18:46:00-0500 - Updated 2019-01-25T13:13:07-0500