2012
Can older males get hired as a teacher?
[MenTeach: We receive many letters from men writing about their job searches. Has this been your experience looking for a teaching job? Are older men being hired?] Thank you for taking an interest in my story. I am convinced, though, that my story is far from unique. I suspect that it is commonplace and I […]
Read MoreNumbers of Manitoba (Canada) male child care workforce increasing
I just got these numbers (see below) from my contact within our Provincial government of Manitoba (Canada). I certainly am encouraged as the trend seems to be in an upward direction. The fact that our government even cares enough to keep these numbers is amazing in its own right. Ron Blatz, Executive Director Discovery Children’s […]
Read MoreClemson Call Me MISTER program to expand into Mississippi
The successful and nationally recognized Call Me MISTER program, established at Clemson University in 2000 to increase the number of African-American males teaching in K-12 schools, will collaborate with Jackson State University to increase the diversity of available teachers in Mississippi. This collaboration will be funded by a $200,000 grant from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation […]
Read MoreMenTeach E-News – May 2012
MenTeach E-News May 2012 1) In a class of their own: Australian primary defies trend of declining male teacher numbers 2) Free tuition and board to black men to teach in New Orleans 3) Male teacher showing students how to become positive role models 4) A Career in Education in Arizona 5) The latest data […]
Read MoreMale Call: Schools Looking for a Few Good Men
Despite the bleak job picture, elementary and middle schools are still looking for a few good men and, in fact, they are getting harder to find. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics 2011 Current Population Survey reported that men make up only 18.3 percent of elementary and middle school teachers and 2.3 percent of preschool […]
Read MoreMale Teacher led mentoring program for boys honored
A new mentoring program at T.S. Morris Elementary School for its male students, aimed at giving children role models and teaching etiquette, has earned the Montgomery school a national honor. Morris was among 242 schools recently dubbed by the Character Education Partnership as 2012 Promising Practice Award winners. Morris is the only Alabama school to […]
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