Indiana scholarships fail to attract diverse teachers

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Scholarships from an Indiana program meant to diversify and recruit the next generation of teachers have gone largely to white students so far, an Indiana agency says.

State officials hope to lessen the state's teacher shortage with $10 million in Next Generation Hoosier Educators Scholarships, but the scholarships have failed to attract students who would increase diversity among Indiana's teachers, The Indianapolis Star reported.

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