https://www.fox43.com/article/news/education/pennsylvania-strategic-plan-education-workforce-crisis-teacher-shortage/521-d8c092b6-3955-4df3-badd-69cbe586bf3a From the article: "Currently, less than 7% of Pennsylvania teachers are people of color. "Our children in Pennsylvania deserve educators who look like them, who hail from their communities, who share their experiences and recognize the rich assets students bring to their schools each and every day," said Dr. Andrea Terrero Gabbadon of the Pennsylvania Educator Diversity Consortium. The Department also promises to streamline the teacher certification process, removing barriers like the basic skills test for at least the next three years. “That requirement was a significant hurdle to many of our students in teacher education "