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Scholarship: The Apple Pre-Ed Scholars Program at Huston-Tillotson in Texas
Huston-Tillotson University in Texas has recently been awarded a Certificate of Commendation from the Texas Education Agency (TEA) for Exemplary Performance in; Preparing the Educators Texas Needs -Percentage of prepared teachers who identify as Teachers of color, for the past academic year 2018-2019. This commendation from the Texas Education Agency highlights specifically the work the university […]
Read MoreHow one Black male teacher is breaking stereotypes and shaping the next generation
It’s a role that is typically led by a female. Fewer than 3% of pre-school and kindergarten teachers are men, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Jeremy Walton is working to break the stereotype as the only male early childhood teacher at Next Door Milwaukee. Next Door Milwaukee is a learning environment that […]
Read MorePromising Practices: How a network of male teachers of color expanded leadership opportunities
The Compton Male Teachers of Color Network is helping its district strengthen professional problem-solving skills and empower educators. The district: The Compton Unified School District in California is located near Los Angeles and serves nearly 26,000 students. Students classified as Hispanic comprised 81.9% of the student body, and students identifying as Black were 16.9% of the […]
Read MoreA Black male preschool teacher is rare. He wishes it wasn’t
Walk into any child care or preschool center and what are you going to see other than small kids, toys, blocks and books? Well, female teachers. There’s an absolute dearth of men in the field. Like, a big-time absence. Estimates of men in early childhood teaching jobs range from 1% to 6%, with most guesses […]
Read MoreMale Teachers Share Advice for Getting More Men Into the Profession
“It takes some degree either of social ignorance or of personal courage for a man to enter teaching at the elementary school level,” wrote education professor George I. Brown in a 1960 Phi Delta Kappan article about recruiting more men to the teaching profession. For a man to teach “is to spit in the face […]
Read MoreCalifornia Legislative effort to hire more men of color as teachers
For many students, the reflection of the face staring back at them in the classroom can be indicative of success, according to California State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond. He supports Assembly Bill 520. “The research has shown us for years that there are benefits to students of color when there’s at least just […]
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