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Bucking the trend over male teachers
Tyneside is bucking the trend when it comes to the number of male primary school teachers – but they still make up just over a quarter of the workforce. Just 15 per cent of teaching staff in primary schools are male, according to the Training and Development Agency for Schools (TDA). But figures from South […]
Read MorePrimary schools launch drive to recruit more male staff
A major new drive to recruit more male staff to primary schools was launched today as it emerged just one in eight teachers is a man. Experts said the shortage of male primary teachers was affecting boys and denying them vital role models. New figures show the number of male school teachers is running at […]
Read MoreWhy do Black male teachers leave the profession?
This question is in response to the July 4th Washington Post article concerning the relative absence of Black male teachers in our classrooms–only representing 2% in the nation, 8.3% in the District of Columbia, 4.3% in Maryland and 2.6% in Virginia. According to the article, while 30% of teachers leave before retirement, 50% of Black males decide […]
Read MoreAfrican-American male teachers try to be role models
At a church service Sunday to honor African-American male teachers, the talk turned to the mentors who had made a difference in the lives of some black educators. For George Maxey, the new principal at Raines High School, it was John Fox, a white teacher who inspired him in third grade, when Maxey lived in […]
Read MorePhilly School Chief: Need for Black Male Teachers ‘Overdue’
Local School Superintendent Arlene Ackerman launched a publicity blitz this week as she continued to joust with teachers heading into contract negotiations. The disagreement stems from Ackerman’s plan to reform the district often in ways that butt up against long-standing traditions and union rules that Ackerman said were peculiar to Philadelphia. Ackerman laid out her […]
Read MoreBe a star! Looking for a man for a new television show
MenTeach gets many e-mails from the media asking for help finding men. Here’s one I thought some of you might be interested in or know someone who is. It’s for a television show in the United States but I asked the producer if the person they are looking for can be from outside the USA […]
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