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Out Of 1,883 Teachers, 56 Black Males
In his 14 years as a New Haven public-school student, Harold Cooper has never had a black male teacher. He’s not alone. Harold, a 17-year-old Hillhouse High School senior, said he feels black male teachers can “relate more to the students.” He doesn’t know for sure, because in all of his schooling since pre-K, he […]
Read MoreWhere Are All the Caring Men?
For 25 years I worked as an artist in schools. Whilst doing this I was constantly being swamped, observed, followed and interrogated (in a nice way) by the children. At first I thought this was because I wasn’t a teacher, but I later realised it was also because I am a man. I am now […]
Read More‘Mannies’ On The Rise In New Trends for Child Care
Founder of ‘NYC Mannies’ says male babysitters do job just as well as a female nanny.
Read MoreBlack Male Teacher Stands For Aspiration, Support
I am one of the African American males who, according to The National Academy of Education, make up less than 2 percent of the nation’s public school teachers. It’s a statistic that came out just a few months after CNN reported that black male students have dramatically fewer black male teachers as role models compared […]
Read MoreBlack male headteachers in England’s state schools number just 30
There are just 30 black male headteachers in England’s 21,600 state schools, official figures obtained by the Guardian show, triggering accusations that the country’s education system is “institutionally racist”. The Department for Education (DfE) revealed that there are 20 black Caribbean or black African male heads in state nurseries and primaries and 10 in secondary […]
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