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In america's classrooms there's a big shortage of minority teachers. right now, according to education officials, less than 4% of teachers in the united states are african-american, even though the number of minority students has exploded. education secretary arne duncan is trying to change that. in tonight's "perry's principles" here's cnn's education contributor and school principal steve perry. >> which one? >> d. >> d. >> reporter: teachers like luther sewell iii are rarely found in classrooms around the country. >> less than 1 50 teachers are african-american men. if you put african-ameri...

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