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The Repercussions of the Black Teacher Shortage
A recent study found that black students who have at least one black teacher do better in school. Making policy around this research is complicated.Why young Latino men don't think of becoming teachers
San Marcos High School student Brayan Reyes never thought of teaching as a career. Why would he?Until he was in Efron Solano’s class last semester, the 16-year-old had never even seen a male Latino teacher.
“He’s the one who motivated me,” Brayan said.
Important need exists for minority teachers in our schools
Black teachers make a difference.
I know because I attended a prestigious college-preparatory public high school in the heart of Chicago where approximately half of the teachers were black. They included my AP Biology teacher and AP English teacher, several of my art teachers, one of my history teachers, a chemistry teacher -- and probably many more I'm forgetting in the haze of the past quarter-century.
I know because I attended a prestigious college-preparatory public high school in the heart of Chicago where approximately half of the teachers were black. They included my AP Biology teacher and AP English teacher, several of my art teachers, one of my history teachers, a chemistry teacher -- and probably many more I'm forgetting in the haze of the past quarter-century.
Increasing diversity in teaching is the aim of university in Washington
The racial diversity of teachers in six school districts in South King County is low relative to the racial makeup of the districts’ students, according to data from Washington’s Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction.
October 2015 figures from the Auburn, Kent, Federal Way, Highline, Renton and Tukwila districts reveal that students of color make up 69 percent of the total population of nearly 105,000 students – while classroom teachers of color account for only 15 percent of the nearly 6,000 classroom teachers in these six districts.
October 2015 figures from the Auburn, Kent, Federal Way, Highline, Renton and Tukwila districts reveal that students of color make up 69 percent of the total population of nearly 105,000 students – while classroom teachers of color account for only 15 percent of the nearly 6,000 classroom teachers in these six districts.
Male Teacher Initiative - Today's Students, Tomorrow's teachers
Nearly one quarter, 24% of Today's Students, Tomorrow's Teachers (TSTT) students are male. Male recruitment advocates discuss gender gap with students
Advocates that aim to close the gender gap in education met on Friday in the USU to discuss the causes and solutions for the lack of male educators in public schools, who make up a smaller percentage of educators today than they did in 1980.Kellogg Foundation Awards CSUN Grant to Tackle California’s Teacher Shortage – MenTeach lead consultant
California faces a looming teacher shortage, and, in particular, a deficit in the number of men interested in working in elementary education.How Rochester Schools Grapple With Their Teacher Diversity Gap
Christopher Fields is rare in the teaching profession. He’s an African-American man, and he teaches sixth-grade English at East Lower School. According to the U.S. Department of Education, you'd have to stop by more than 50 classrooms in this country before you found one black male teacher.Lack of African-American male educators is killing public education
According to researchers Ana Maria Villegas and Jacqueline Jordan Irvine, minority teachers, as role models, improved the self-worth of minority students. Others found that a diverse teaching population improved academic achievement for minorities along with the educational climate for white students.
Philly Organization Hopes to Recruit 1,000 Black Male Teachers by 2020
A group of local teachers has put together a plan to increase recruitment of black men into the profession.
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