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Report Highlights Teacher Recruitment, Diversity Initiatives
To address ongoing teacher shortages and increase the diversity of the teacher workforce, the state of Mississippi has launched Grow Your Own (GYO) initiatives, according to a New America report. The report, “Mississippi’s Multifaceted Approach to Tackling Teacher Shortages,” analyzes the impact of the programs and offers strategies other states can implement. Under GYO, […]
Read MoreEducate ME Early program hopes to increase presence of diverse male teachers in early education
There’s a new push to increase the number of men of color in the classroom. According to the nonprofit Early Learning Indiana, there’s a major lack of ethnic and gender diversity in early childhood education. Pre-K Teacher Zachary Ferguson loves his job. Everything from story time over Zoom calls, to his time back in the […]
Read MoreOnly 2 percent of Black men make-up teacher workforce
It’s staggering statistic, only two percent of black men make-up the teacher workforce in this country. But with a growing population of minorities in public schools, research shows more diversity is needed when it comes to leadership. Warren Central Intermediate school teacher Woodrow Price loves his job. He has been teaching for 13 years and […]
Read MoreNow, More than Ever, America Needs More Black Male Social Studies Teachers
For Black students in America, having a same-race social studies teacher is extremely rare. According to the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), social studies teachers make up just 7% of the entire teacher workforce. And of all social studies teachers, roughly 94% are White (54% men and 40% women). Just 3% of America’s social […]
Read MoreFirst black male to lead Virginia’s largest teachers union wants to give back and inspire
In 1992, as a sophomore at Arcadia High School in Accomack County, James Fedderman needed an A on the final exam in order to pass his English class. He was the center of attention — in a good way, his English teacher, Liz Kuhns, said — and full of life, but struggled in school. He […]
Read MoreNew Call Me MISTER Scholarship
By The Charleston Chronicle & By Amy S. Mercer Dennis Wright says he never planned on being a teacher. It wasn’t until he was encouraged to enroll in the South Carolina Teacher Cadet program during his senior year of high school that his “eyes were opened” to a career in education. “I realized that I […]
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