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Parents say, ‘I want Mr. Wells because I want a man.’
Most elementary schools in Clark and Champaign counties have only a handful of male teachers on staff, but men can be valuable in the classroom as role models for children, according to experts. About 8 percent of elementary school teachers in the area are male, according to a Springfield News-Sun analysis of Ohio Department of […]
Read MoreBlack male teachers in the United States
Take a moment and think of all the teachers you had between pre-K and twelfth grade. Now, how many of them were black men? For most people, this question won’t take too long to answer. That’s because less than two percent of America’s teachers are black men, according to the Department of Education. That is […]
Read MoreDwayne Nunez – winner of the Emerging Professional Award
Dwayne was first trained to be a Playmaker in 2006, when he was a preschool teacher at Jamaica Plain Head Start. At the time, Dwayne was trained to use transformative play to build stronger relationships with his students and help heal and strengthen them as well. More specifically, he learned how to incorporate joy, social […]
Read MoreMarcia Farris given Steve Shuman Award by MenTeach – New England
The Steering Committee of MenTeach – New England held an award party for Marcia Farris, Executive Director of the Massachusetts AEYC, where she received the Steve Shuman Award in Support of Men in Early Education and Care Award because of her work as an ally to men in the field and support of gender equality. […]
Read MoreMale Teachers of Color Initiative Scholarships
Local organizations united Thursday at The Leadership Academy for Young Men to support freshmen boys with dreams of becoming teachers. Chase Bank funded the local organization, “Today’s Students Tomorrow’s Teachers,” as they launched the Male Teacher of Color Initiative within the academy. The program’s aim is to increase diversity among male teachers. The Rochester City […]
Read MoreMore men seeking ‘manny’ work due to lousy economy
Greg Carroll left his job as an executive chef in 2009, when his boss asked him to slash his 500-person staff by half. Since then, Carroll has done some catering, some consulting and some cooking in private homes. But full-time work has proven elusive. So a few months ago, the 51-year-old Carroll posted an ad […]
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