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Confronting the issues of educating urban youth involves examination of the overarching challenges and re-emerging issues that urban administrators encounter when hiring effective teaching staff. Specifically, one surmises that effective staff must embody characteristics that unilaterally create a classroom environment conducive to student learning and acceptance of individual differences (Nelson 2004; Shanklin, Kozleski, Meagher, Sands, Joseph & Wyman, 2003). While research acknowledges that these types of teachers exist, such teachers are not abundantly present in urban schools (Arroyo, Rhoad, & Drew, 1999). Furthermore, some research suggests that urban schools are not privy to candidates who are willing to teach minority students for various reasons, based mostly on preconceived notions …show more content…
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