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Education

Teacher Gap In Diversity

WGCU | By Sammy Mack

Published May 6, 2014 at 9:49 AM EDT

Florida’s teachers aren’t as diverse as their students. That’s the finding of a new study that looked at the “diversity gap” in the classroom.

StateImpact Florida reporter Sammy Mack explains

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