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New calls to end discrimination against male childcarers
Andy Morris, chief executive at Asquith Nurseries, is urging a comprehensive change in nursery recruitment policies. Currently, only two per cent of the early years workforce is male. The trend carries on into primary school, with no male teacher at nearly a third of primary schools in the UK, according to recent figures from the […]
Read MoreMaryland Looks To Recruit More Black Men As Teachers
Maryland said it’s working to recruit more black men to work as educators in the state. The nation’s education secretary renewed his call this week for more black men to become teachers. They currently make up only 2 percent of educators nationwide. For the most part, Maryland is in same boat, but there are some […]
Read MoreSpike Lee: Black Male Teachers Needed to Teach
More black men need to teach — that from filmmaker Spike Lee during a speech with Education Secretary Arne Duncan at Morehouse College in Atlanta this week. “We have more young black people in prison than enrolled in colleges and universities. That’s a frightening number,” Lee said. The U.S. Department of Education reports less than […]
Read MoreMale teachers in Mississippi elementary schools
When Adrian Dodson took a job at Pass Road Elementary teaching physical education, he wasn’t sure he would like it. He had been teaching and coaching at middle and high schools for two years and wasn’t used to younger students. Now, nine years later, he wouldn’t work anywhere but an elementary school. “This is where […]
Read MoreGaming to re-engage boys in learning
MenTeach: There’s a site that shows interesting talks called TED: Ideas Worth Spreading. Here’s a link to a talk about boys. We include it on MenTeach.org because the lecturer mentions the need for more male teachers. Thanks to MenTeach member Kitt Cox for sending the link! Enjoy! Ali Carr-Chellman: Gaming to re-engage boys in learning
Read MoreMorehouse College wants more Black male teachers in American classrooms
Morehouse College is one of the most prestigious of our nation’s Historically Black Colleges/Universities, but it’s safe to say it’s one of the prestigious of our nations colleges. Morehouse is not only historically Black, but also the only college that educates Black males. It’s interesting to see an update from Morehouse College President Robert Franklin, where […]
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