Marin public schools have increased the percentage of educators of color hired over the last seven years, according to new state data. The state Department of Education said 13% of credentialed teachers in Marin’s public schools were people of color in 2024-25, up from 11% in 2018-19. “Even the modest increases we’re seeing today are significant because they show that creating inclusive pathways into teaching and removing barriers is helping more educators of color thrive in Marin,” said Mariangela Morales of the Marin Promise Partnership, an education nonprofit that has been tracking educators of color in Marin since about 2012. Of the Marin school districts being tracked by the organization, the Sausalito Marin City School District had the largest percentage increase, from 18% teachers of color in 2018-19 to 39% in 2024-25. The Novato Unified School District stayed level at 14% over the seven years.