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African American male teacher shortage & programs fixing the problem
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. Watch the video story Twenty-eight-year-old Craig King has taught third grade at Whittaker Elementary School for six years. His students say there’s never a dull moment in Mr. King’s class, also known as […]
Read MoreLots of men in this New South Wales Program
Male teachers are becoming rarer in New South Wales public schools, but these four teachers from Bowen Public School aren’t planning on going anywhere soon. The men share decades of public school teaching experience between them and are standing strong in a public sector that is seeing a decrease in male employees. A report from […]
Read MoreWe’re bucking trend on male teachers
South Tyneside is bucking the trend when it comes to the number of male teachers in primary schools. New figures released by the General Teaching Council for England (GTCE) show more than a quarter of schools in the country (27.2 per cent) have no male teacher. But only eight of the borough’s 46 primary schools […]
Read MorePrimary level teaching sees rise in male applicants
More men are applying to be primary school teachers but male role models in early education remain stubbornly low, according to new figures. At Dundee University, applications from men for courses are up by almost a quarter compared to 2008-09 while they are up by 12.3 per cent at the University of Aberdeen. While the […]
Read MoreDaddy Daycare Planned in New Zealand
We could be seeing dads working as educators and more kids benefiting from contact with men if Dean Severinsen has his way. Less than 2% of staff employed at childcare and kindergarten centres are men, and men are even scarcer in licensed home-based ECE. Many children in NZ spend little or no time in the […]
Read MoreSingapore: More men entering early education
In the woman-dominated industry of pre-school educators, Mr Patrick Magno – who teaches at Kinderland – is a rarity. But the situation is gradually changing, according to pre-school operators. NTUC First Campus, which operates more than 90 childcare centres in Singapore, now has seven male pre-school teachers. Three years ago, it had none. According to […]
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