The COVID-19 pandemic exposed and amplified longstanding challenges in the teaching profession, and many school districts are struggling more than ever to recruit and retain effective educators, especially those from diverse backgrounds. A comprehensive approach is needed to identify research-based solutions to strengthen the educator workforce.

Cristóbal Rodríguez, associate dean of Equity, Inclusion and Community Engagement at Arizona State University’s Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College, has been recognized as one of 21 individuals that President Biden has identified as designated appointees to the President’s Advisory Commission on Advancing Educational Equity, Excellence and Economic Opportunity for Hispanics.

The Commission is being created to provide recommendations pertaining to educational equity and economic opportunity for the Hispanic and Latino community, according to The White House.

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