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Strong influences help mold 2022 U.S. Teacher of the Year
It hardly seems a stretch to say Kurt Russell was born to be a history teacher. Raised on his mother’s stories about segregation and the civil rights movement in Alabama and influenced by teachers from his childhood, the 50-year-old Russell has spent the last 25 years teaching history and African American history at Oberlin High […]
Read MoreNormandale rebrands program to train Black male teachers
Normandale Community College is rebranding the program launched in Fall 2021 under the temporary name Black Men in Teaching to “Sirtify.” “Sirtify is a fun and memorable play on words evoking the program’s target audience and goal,” according to Program Coordinator Marvis Kilgore. “We wanted a name that would distinguish our program from the work […]
Read More‘Black Men Teach Cleveland’ campaigns to encourage men of color to become teachers
Diversity in the classroom is a matter close to the hearts of many educators. According to the National Center for Education Statistics, about eight in 10 U.S. public school teachers, or 79%, identified as non-Hispanic white during the 2017-18 school year. Less than 7% identify as Black and only 24 % are male. In Cleveland, […]
Read MoreAround 30% Of Teachers Are Males In Fiji
Get your sons and grandsons to work hard in school and earn a teaching profession because there is a shortage of male teachers. That was the message echoed by the Minister for Education, Heritage and Arts, Premila Kumar, during a talanoa session with school managers in Ovalau earlier this week. While responding to queries from […]
Read MoreCharleston County School District, University of South Carolina create Men of CHS Teach program in new partnership
Charleston County School District (CCSD) announces a new partnership with the University of South Carolina (UofSC) for a program that sets a pathway for men of color to become teachers. District officials said with under 20% of teachers in the district of color and nearly half of the students being of a racial minority, they […]
Read MoreAfter early hardships, this Hispanic Chicago PE teacher relishes being a role model
Hector Rodriguez knew a return to in-person instruction would come with some challenges for many students, especially after 18 months of remote learning. Before students walked into his class in late August, the James Ward Elementary physical education teacher made it his mission to create a safe and comforting environment after an extended period of […]
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