Chicago School Looking To Train Next Generation Of Black, Hispanic Teachers

In a "Chicago News Cooperative" piece, the New York Times (10/7, Vevea, Subscription Publication) reports on the efforts of Wells Community Academy High School in Chicago to reduce the rising "gap between the number of minority teachers in Chicago's public schools and minority student enrollment" by "preparing the next generation of teachers." The piece notes that the school's "racial breakdown of students is almost evenly split between African Americans and Hispanics," and reports that "more than 60 students are participating in a teacher training program that gets them to the front of the classroom years before most aspiring teachers." Students "participate in a four-year curriculum - in partnership with National Louis University - designed to focus on best practices in teaching."