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More diversity called for in New Zealand’s classrooms – but it’s not everything
Sean Dillon is a Pākeha male – but he’s in the minority. He is a school teacher – a field where three-quarters of the population are female. New Zealand has 55,020 registered teachers, as at April 2017 – 40,819 of these are women. That is almost three times the 14,201 male teachers educating our children. […]
Read MoreStudy reports how race matters in the classroom
Race matters in the classroom, with black students who are exposed to a black teacher doing better in school, a new research report says. The paper, titled “The Long-Run Impacts of Same-Race Teachers,” found “causal evidence” that black students who were randomly assigned to a black teacher were more likely to graduate and to enroll […]
Read MoreStudy: Male Teachers Are More Likely to Leave a School With a Female Principal
Researchers at the University of Virginia and Northwestern University have found another wrinkle to add to the problem of teacher retention: Male teachers are leaving schools with female principals. The researchers analyzed New York state teacher retention data over a 40-year period, from the 1969-79 school year through 2009-10. In total, the data set included […]
Read MoreMenTeach E-News – November 2018
MenTeach E-News November 2018 1) Scholarships for Minority Males in California 2) Male Teachers: How to Teach Boys to Be Better Men 3) In China: Must Your Teacher Be Like You? 4) British College celebrates first male graduates in 126-year history 5) MenTeach – New England Meeting 6) £50,000 fund has been announced to help […]
Read MoreBemidji Area Schools might ‘grow’ its own teachers
Bemidji Area Schools leaders are considering ways to help existing staff become classroom teachers. Under a set of long-term goals approved by the School Board on Monday, district staff might start a “grow your own” teacher program, which could help address a nationwide teacher shortage here and get more teachers of color—American Indians in particular—into […]
Read More2018 M.E.N. Interest Forum – National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) Awards
2018 NAEYC M.E.N. Interest Forum Champion for Men and Children Award Dr. Valora Washington is the CEO of the Council for Professional Recognition. Throughout her career Dr. Washington has co-created several institutions, such as Michigan’s Children, a statewide advocacy group, the Early Childhood Funders Collaborative, and The CAYL Institute. Frequently tapped for senior-level service, she […]
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