CSU San Marcos gets $2.7 million grant to increase number of Latino, Latina teachers

Teachers nationwide do not reflect the demographics of the students they’re teaching, and San Diego County is no exception.

The disparity is particularly noticeable when looking at Hispanic students. While 48 percent of students are Hispanic, 20 percent of teachers who reported their race or ethnicity are, according to state data for last school year.

By contrast, white students make up 30 percent of San Diego County’s public school enrollment, while 71 percent of teachers who reported their race or ethnicity in the county are white. California State University-San Marcos last month was awarded a five-year, $2.7 million federal grant to help make the teaching population more reflective of the student bodies in North County, where the disparity between Hispanic students and teachers reaches 60 percent in some districts.

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