Roni Ramos and Sara Neal teach math at Whitehall Elementary School, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023, in Bowie, Md. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson) 
Christine Ramroop, who graduated from Bowie State University in 2020, teaches first graders during their warm-up for the day at Whitehall Elementary School, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023, in Bowie, Md. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson) 
Student teacher Lana Scott, who plans to graduate from Bowie State University in the spring of 2023, teaches a small group of kindergartners at Whitehall Elementary School the alphabet, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023, in Bowie, Md. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)
HBCUs have big role to train diverse teachers amid shortages
