Increasing Educator Diversity: Lessons from New Jersey’s Data-Driven Approach (REL Mid-Atlantic)

Research shows that all students benefit from having educators from a variety of different racial and ethnic backgrounds, and education outcomes improve for students of color who are taught by educators of the same race or ethnicity. To support all students across the state, the New Jersey Department of Education (NJDOE) set a goal to hire more educators of color statewide by 2025.
This Increasing Educator Diversity: Lessons from New Jersey’s Data-Driven Approach webinar was hosted by REL Mid-Atlantic on October 29, 2024.
This webinar explained:
Why increasing educator diversity matters in New Jersey.
How REL Mid-Atlantic is supporting NJDOE through a multi-phased approach to building districts’ capacity to make data-informed decisions and implement research-based hiring practices.
Lessons we learned along the way.
Speakers:
Melissa Petaccio, NJDOE
Eli Trenado, NJDOE
Dr. Jackie Peng, REL Mid-Atlantic
Sterling Grimes, REL Mid-Atlantic
Yvonne Allen, REL Mid-Atlantic
This video was prepared under contract 91990022C0012 by the Regional Educational Laboratory Mid-Atlantic, administered by Mathematica. The content does not necessarily reflect the views or policies of IES or the U.S. Department of Education, nor does mention of trade names, commercial products, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.