Department of Education
Dr. Tim Webb, Commissioner

The Status of Minority Teachers in Tennessee

In 1987, the State Board of Education cited a shortage of minority teachers in Tennessee . In 1988, The Tennessee Task Force on the Supply of Minority Teachers issued several recommendations–most of which were implemented – to increase the number of minority teachers. In 1989, House Joint Resolution 36 also requested an annual report on the status of minority teachers be submitted to the Senate and House K-12 Education Sub-Committee of the Tennessee General Assembly. Legislation was adopted in 1993 urging each local board of education to establish reasonable, incremental goals for the recruitment, employment, and retention of African-American teachers in numbers which reflect the percentage of African-Americans within the community served by the local education agency.

The Department of Education prepares the annual report, collecting information from the Tennessee Higher Education Commission, Tennessee Student Assistance Corporation, Tennessee Education Association, public and private colleges and universities with teacher licensure programs, and local school systems.

(All reports are in .pdf format)

2001 Report | 2002 Report | 2003 Report | 2004 Report| 2005 Report | 2006 Report

For more information contact:

Morgan Branch
Andrew Johnson Tower, 5th Floor
710 James Robertson Parkway
Nashville, TN 37243-0379
Phone: 615-532-6259
Fax: 615-532-8536
E-mail: Morgan.Branch@tn.gov