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Wanted: Black male teachers across the nation
It’s a nationwide problem – the shortage of Black male teachers. Only two percent of the nation’s nearly five million teachers are African American. “That’s one in 50 teachers. Something is wrong with that picture,” says U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan. “As a country, we have a huge challenge to make sure many more […]
Read MoreGuilty Until Proven Innocent: Teachers and Accusations of Abuse
We publish letters and articles on a regular basis from men falsely accused. One of our members, Professor Jon Bradley has been interviewing both men and women about this issue. He recommends a book called: Guilty Until Proven Innocent: Teachers and Accusations of Abuse. by Matthew D Olson & Gregory Lawler Crimes against children are unspeakable. The natural instinct […]
Read MoreClemson Call Me MISTER program to expand into Mississippi
The successful and nationally recognized Call Me MISTER program, established at Clemson University in 2000 to increase the number of African-American males teaching in K-12 schools, will collaborate with Jackson State University to increase the diversity of available teachers in Mississippi. This collaboration will be funded by a $200,000 grant from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation […]
Read MoreMale Call: Schools Looking for a Few Good Men
Despite the bleak job picture, elementary and middle schools are still looking for a few good men and, in fact, they are getting harder to find. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics 2011 Current Population Survey reported that men make up only 18.3 percent of elementary and middle school teachers and 2.3 percent of preschool […]
Read MoreMale Teacher led mentoring program for boys honored
A new mentoring program at T.S. Morris Elementary School for its male students, aimed at giving children role models and teaching etiquette, has earned the Montgomery school a national honor. Morris was among 242 schools recently dubbed by the Character Education Partnership as 2012 Promising Practice Award winners. Morris is the only Alabama school to […]
Read MoreAfrican-American Males in K-12 Teaching
Pay a visit to almost any elementary school, junior high or high school in the United States today and chances are the last thing you’ll see is an African-American male teacher walking the halls. This isn’t necessarily the result of any inherent form of racism, but rather it is at least partially the result of […]
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