2013
To Recruit More Black Male Teachers, Retain Those You Have
New research sponsored by the National Academy of Education seeks a deeper understanding of why there are so few black male teachers in U.S. public schools. The backdrop for the work by Travis Bristol of Teachers College, Columbia University and Ron Ferguson of the Harvard Achievement Gap Initiative is the startling fact that black males, who are […]
Read MoreThe End of the Male Teacher: Seniority Rules
More lucrative occupations, cutbacks in salaries, fear of harassment charges, and possible parent bias against them are driving men from the K-12 teaching field. But the unseen culprit in this demise could be seniority. As men retire or leave the profession their replacements may well be female elementary school teachers who have maintained their secondary […]
Read MoreMinority male teacher shortage prompts legislation that aims to boost their numbers
Minority male teachers are scarce in New Jersey’s public schools—and in classrooms across the country—but a bill moving through the state Legislature aims to attract more of them to some of the state’s struggling school districts. The legislation, sponsored by Assemblywoman Pamela Lampitt (D-Camden), would create a pilot program to encourage African-American, Hispanic and Asian […]
Read MoreSpike Lee: We need options other than sports, rap and the corner
I just attended the U.S. Department of Education town hall meeting at Morehouse College featuring Education Secretary Arne Duncan, Congressman John Lewis, filmmaker and Morehouse graduate Spike Lee, Morehouse President Robert Michael Franklin, New Schools of Carver science teacher Christopher Watson, MSNBC contributor Jeff Johnson and Jonesboro’s Mundy’s Mill Middle School principal Derrick Dalton. The […]
Read MoreMore male elementary school teachers
It’s story time in Christopher Becker’s kindergarten classroom. Becker says having a man teach kindergarten is no tall tale. “They usually assume they’re going to get a female teacher until fourth or fifth grade. Whether it’s kindergarten or fifth grade, I think males in that role are extremely important. You don’t see a whole lot […]
Read MoreMenTeach E-News – August 2013
MenTeach E-News August 2013 1) Male teachers serving as role models at Rockford daycare centers 2) Teacher believes no job is more important than teaching 3) Men in the classroom: Back to the basics of primary 4) Program Puts Dads in Classroom 5) Azerbaijani women prevail over men in teaching 6) Women teachers on the […]
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