Warner, Allen R.2014-07-212014-07-21May 20122012-05http://hdl.handle.net/10657/656The focus of this study was to examine the relationship between African-American teachers and academic achievement of middle school students in Title I schools. Student achievement was determined using the passing requirements on the state standardized test for reading and math. The study sought to identify a relationship between the percentage of African-American teachers and student achievement in an effort to close the achievement gap. The study examined data from TEA for the 2010-2011 school year. There were 198 schools that met the criteria for the study. Findings showed no significant relationship between the academic achievement of 8th grade African-American students and the percentage of African-American teachers on campus. Further data analysis indicated that the achievement gap between Black and White students was larger on campuses with more African-American teachers. Therefore, more than teacher ethnicity should be considered when hiring teachers to affect student achievement on Title I campuses.application/pdfengThe author of this work is the copyright owner. UH Libraries and the Texas Digital Library have their permission to store and provide access to this work. Further transmission, reproduction, or presentation of this work is prohibited except with permission of the author(s).Middle schoolsMiddle school studentsAfrican AmericansAfrican American studentsStudent achievementEducationTitle One schoolsProfessional leadership2014-07-21Thesisborn digital