by Jarrod Booker - New Zealand Herald
The economic downturn is believed to be behind a jump in men training to be teachers - a welcome development for schools trying to even up the gender balance.
But while secondary schools are pleased to see more male teachers coming through, they say recruiting and retaining enough suitable staff remains a problem.
Massey University's College of Education has almost doubled the number of men in its secondary school Graduate Diploma of Teaching course this year, up from 35 to 65.
