March, 2022

Around 30% Of Teachers Are Males In Fiji

by Inoke Rabonu - Fiji Sun
Get your sons and grandsons to work hard in school and earn a teaching profession because there is a shortage of male teachers.

That was the message echoed by the Minister for Education, Heritage and Arts, Premila Kumar, during a talanoa session with school managers in Ovalau earlier this week.
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'Black Men Teach Cleveland' campaigns to encourage men of color to become teachers

By Meg Shaw - News5cleveland
Diversity in the classroom is a matter close to the hearts of many educators.

According to the National Center for Education Statistics, about eight in 10 U.S. public school teachers, or 79%, identified as non-Hispanic white during the 2017-18 school year. Less than 7% identify as Black and only 24 % are male.

In Cleveland, just 2% identify as Black males.
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Normandale rebrands program to train Black male teachers

Insight News
Normandale Community College is rebranding the program launched in Fall 2021 under the temporary name Black Men in Teaching to "Sirtify."
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