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Helping students go from ‘Boys 2 Men’
Sixth-grader Elijah Brown’s blue dress shirt bagged out over his beltless khakis inside the cafeteria at Forest Heights Elementary School. The loose look may have been a style choice, but it also was clear that Elijah had some room to grow into those dress clothes. Elijah was dressed up for the third annual “Boys 2 […]
Read More40% of grandparental childcare provided by men
A report published today by childcare charity Daycare Trust has shattered the traditional image of grandparent carers, revealing a greater gender balance than previously thought, and a generation of ‘super-grandparents’ combining employment with childcare responsibilities. The research, which is the first part of the organisation’s Big Lottery funded project ‘Informal Childcare: Choice or Chance?’ , […]
Read MoreIncreasing need for Elementary School Teachers
An always increasing population means that more teachers are needed to instruct America’s youth. With 597,000 job openings expected between 2008 and 2018, elementary school teachers will see more job growth than any other career that requires a bachelor’s degree, according to the College Board. Training: You’ll need a bachelor’s degree, plus certification, to teach […]
Read MoreA male teacher refuses to leave teaching
Approximately 24 students will be officially inducted into Claflin University’s Call Me MISTER program. The Call Me MISTER program is designed to increase the number of African American male teachers working in South Carolina’s classrooms. Call Me MISTER collaborator Hayward Jean said, “There is an overabundance of negative role models out there today. “We are […]
Read MoreMenTeach – New England Reception a Great Success!
Marcia Farris given Steve Shuman Award by MenTeach – New England Steve Shuman Award for Support of Men in Early Education and Care Steve Shuman is a longtime early childhood educator and a pioneer activist on behalf of men in early education. In his long career he served as teacher, director, college teacher and lecturer, […]
Read MoreThe latest percentage of male teachers in the United States
This is the 2010 United States Bureau of Labor Statistics data about numbers and percentages of teachers. If you compare the 2010 data with 2009 there are some changes. Check out the data and then go look at the previous years: Data about Teachers. The percentage of men teachers – 2010 2010 BLS Current Population Survey Total Employed […]
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