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America needs more black and Hispanic male teachers
The statistics have almost become cliché: Black elementary and high school students score lower on standardized tests, on average, than their white or Asian counterparts. For years, educators have searched for solutions. For Kwame Griffith, a senior vice president at Teach For America, the way to help narrow this achievement gap is by recruiting more […]
Read MoreMale student-teachers in elementary education
Over the past 20 years, the number of male teachers in both elementary and middle school grades have plateaued at around 16 percent, a number that remains true at La Crescent Elementary School. The school has five male teachers on staff and only one male student-teacher this year. Garrett Soper is that student-teacher and he […]
Read MoreAwards given at MenTeach – New England @ MassAEYC conference
On March 4 at the MassAEYC conference- MenTeach-New England and MassAEYC held our annual reception and award evening. Men Teach gave out two awards: 1) The Steve Shuman Award in Support of Men in Early Education and Care – this award was given to Stuart Cleinman now retired- longtime teacher, administrator, Director, Head Start […]
Read More‘Work Hard, Be Hard’ and ‘Work Hard, Be Nice,’ dueling takes on KIPP
Cambridge College education professor Jim Horn presents his new book, “Work Hard, Be Hard: Journeys Through ‘No Excuses’ Teaching,” as a necessary antidote to my 2009 book, “Work Hard. Be Nice: How Two Inspired Teachers Created the Most Promising Schools in America.” We are polar opposites on the issue of KIPP, the nation’s largest charter […]
Read MoreWhere are the male African-American teachers?
Tim Gates knew exactly what he wanted to be at a very young age. “There are a lot of teachers in my family,” Gates said. “I’ve always wanted to be a teacher.” Gates is teaching 5th grade at Martin Luther King, Junior Elementary School in Oklahoma City and loving every minute of it. “It gives […]
Read MoreGroup on assignment to recruit and retain black male teachers
The Group called Profound Gentlemen is ready to tackle an assignment to get more black male teachers inside the classrooms. The group is working with school districts in Atlanta, Charlotte, Chicago, Cleveland and Charlotte. They admit it is a challenge but they claim achieving the goal will pay off. “African American male students who […]
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