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Special Report: Men Teaching in Canada
Teaching elementary or high school has never been a very popular career choice for men. But the number of men choosing to teach in the 21st century is extraordinarily low. Jan Sylvain-Champagne is one of the few men in the first year of a four-year teaching degree at McGill University. Often he is the only […]
Read MoreEastern Kentucky University program aims to attract more African-American males to teaching
Special to The Richmond Register African American children comprise 17 percent of the student population nationwide, but their chances of seeing an African-American male teacher in front of their classroom are about 1 in 100. Hoping to close that gap, Eastern Kentucky University recently became the first college or university in the Commonwealth or any […]
Read MoreFlorida school encouraging more black men to become teachers
When Clifford Brady walked the halls of Roland Park Elementary some 35 years ago, students knew their hair had better be combed and their shirts clean. One of them was Lionel Bryant, a sixth-grader who would grow up to work with students at the same school. “When I looked at that powerful African-American educator, I […]
Read MoreA Few More Few Good Men
Good news for children and families – more men are being employed in early childhood services. But the bad news is continuing for the ECE sector as the percentage of male staff remains lower than it was pre the early 1990s. In 1992 there were 154 men out of a total of 6,568 staff in […]
Read MoreDo we need more male teachers?
Ronald Maggiano is somewhat unusual in the teaching profession. That is because he is male. Maggiano is an award-winning teacher in the Social Studies Department at West Springfield High School in Virginia. He has taught in public and private schools for 25 years. In a piece on his blog called “The Classroom Post,” he calls […]
Read MoreScottish project recruits young men to work in childcare
A project in Scotland, aimed at recruiting young and unemployed men into the childcare sector, has received #50,000 of funding to increase training opportunities. The Coalfield Trust awarded the money to the Men into Childcare project, which aims to help young and unemployed men in former mining areas in East Ayrshire. The Trust was originally formed in […]
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