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Study reports how race matters in the classroom
Race matters in the classroom, with black students who are exposed to a black teacher doing better in school, a new research report says. The paper, titled “The Long-Run Impacts of Same-Race Teachers,” found “causal evidence” that black students who were randomly assigned to a black teacher were more likely to graduate and to enroll […]
Read MoreStudy: Male Teachers Are More Likely to Leave a School With a Female Principal
Researchers at the University of Virginia and Northwestern University have found another wrinkle to add to the problem of teacher retention: Male teachers are leaving schools with female principals. The researchers analyzed New York state teacher retention data over a 40-year period, from the 1969-79 school year through 2009-10. In total, the data set included […]
Read MoreBemidji Area Schools might ‘grow’ its own teachers
Bemidji Area Schools leaders are considering ways to help existing staff become classroom teachers. Under a set of long-term goals approved by the School Board on Monday, district staff might start a “grow your own” teacher program, which could help address a nationwide teacher shortage here and get more teachers of color—American Indians in particular—into […]
Read MoreMen who care: attracting men into the caring professions
Attracting men into the caring professions faces some societal challenges but there is a movement to encourage more men into caring roles At the same time as efforts rightly focus on getting more women in leadership positions and into male-dominated industries, there is also a movement to encourage more men into the careers dominated by […]
Read MoreIn China: Must Your Teacher Be Like You?
Is it important for a male student to be taught by a male teacher? Or a Chinese student to have a Chinese teacher? How about a Christian student being taught only in a convent? Researchers argue that your teacher’s gender, race and identity can affect your learning significantly. That is, the more your teacher is […]
Read MoreMale Teachers: How to Teach Boys to Be Better Men
I became a teacher because in high school a close friend of mine was assaulted. She was walking home at night when a man stopped his truck, leapt out, and tried to force her into his vehicle. She fought back with all her strength, but he would have overpowered her if not for another car […]
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