Despite the increasing cultural and linguistic diversity within our schools, the overwhelming majorityâ€"over percentâ€"of educators are white and female.

80%

Explanation:

Despite the increasing cultural and linguistic diversity within our schools, the overwhelming majority "over 80% percent" of educators are white and female.  According to the National Center for Education Statistics, white and female educators make up about 84% and 80% of educator by race between 1999-2000 and 2015-2016 respectively. They also reported that as at 2015-2016, 77% percent of educators were female while 23 percent were males.

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