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New program in Illionis to create a pipeline of black and Latino male teachers
Jawaun Williams always felt a void growing up on the South Side, going to schools with a predominantly black student population. When he graduated from high school, he was one of the top 15 students in his class and in the honors society. Still, something was missing. “I’ve never had the opportunity to be taught […]
Read MorePossible key to black boys’ academic success: Hire black men as elementary school teacher
Near the end of his freshman year at the University of Illinois at Chicago, Ja’Waun Williams heard that a dean there had been a member of the fraternity Williams was pledging. After bonding over their shared affection for Alpha Phi Alpha, Dean Alfred Tatum persuaded Williams to shift his academic focus. Instead of preparing to […]
Read MoreI’m one of the few male nursery teachers. There should be more of us
A few years ago, when I started to seriously consider a career in teaching, the possibility of specialising in teaching the under-sixes didn’t even cross my mind. For me the choice was whether to train as a secondary English or primary school teacher. After much thought, I applied for a primary place on the Teach […]
Read MorePre-to-3: Young black men explore a pathway to early-childhood education
Eric Horsley didn’t come from a family of educators, and he was the first in his family to walk across the stage to receive his high school diploma. But it hasn’t taken him long to pick up the language of the teaching profession. He talks about examining assessment results, choosing the students he will tutor […]
Read MoreNext up for men of color? A place at the front of the classroom.
Principal Damon Smith remembers a time when his students at Cambridge Rindge and Latin School in Massachusetts had a black principal, black assistant principal, black mayor, black governor, and black president – all at the same time. But he sees a need for black men to push open the door to the next frontier: the […]
Read MoreCommunity College to become new home for Troops to Teachers program in Florida
Tallahassee Community College and the Florida Department of Education have announced a new partnership to bring the Troops to Teachers program back to Florida. Troops to Teachers is a nationwide program designed to help transitioning service members and veterans begin new careers as K-12 school teachers. In Florida, the Troops to Teachers program previously operated […]
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