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Rapper Jahi Educates in the Classroom and From Behind the Mic
Jahi isn’t your average rapper. He doesn’t have to just worry about flow and lyrics when he tours with Public Enemy as part of the group PE 2.0. As an educator and pioneer of the African-American Male Achievement program in the Oakland, Calif., public school system, he has to wait until summer break, when the […]
Read MoreFlorida Works To Retain, Recruit Male Teachers
Friday was an early-release day at Wolfson High. By 2 p.m., the students were gone, but the auditorium was filled with male teachers. The reason? They’re part of a newly-formed male teachers’ network in Duval County. Westside High School Principal Gregory Bostic led Friday’s workshop. “You know when you walk into the classroom or walk […]
Read MoreOhio school looking at plan to attract male African-American teachers
Shaker Heights Schools, working together with the U.S. Department of Education and Howard University is looking to launch a program to attract African-American male teachers to the district. The African-American Male Teacher Initiative was discussed Tuesday night while the Shaker Heights Board of Education and school administrators reviewed the progress of the district’s strategic master […]
Read MoreWhere are all the male teachers in our schools?
The Queensland College of Teachers has commissioned a review into the factors which influence people when choosing teaching as a first career. It comes as recent figures show the number of male teachers in Queensland state primary schools falling to just 16% of the workforce. According to Kevin Bates, President of the Queensland Teachers Union, […]
Read MoreNonprofit Works to Improve Teacher Diversity
A Charlottesville-based nonprofit is working to increase the diversity of teachers in Albemarle County and Charlottesville public schools. According to the African American Teaching Fellows (AATF) there is only one minority teacher for every 122 students in both the city and county. AATF has so far helped 32 people become teachers during their 10 years as a […]
Read MoreHow one principal is trying to get more black men into the classroom
Educators and policy wonks of many stripes pretty much agree that U.S. classrooms need more minority teachers. But how to make that happen? One Philadelphia principal is trying to do his part by launching a new organization that aims to bring together Philly’s black male educators and provide them with professional support to thrive in […]
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