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Black male teachers unite to create rare occurrence at Philadelphia school

“I can just be myself and teach,” he said of the job he loves. Butler is among the only 2% of teachers who are Black men. He and three other Black male teachers made a conscious decision to join forces at MLK High School. Denzil Flemming teaches Algebra. Michael Flemming teaches African American history, and […]

MenTeach E-News July 2022

MenTeach E-News
July 2022

• • 1) Editorial: Eight-year-old author takes other children on an adventure of a lifetime
  • 2) Around 30% Of Teachers Are Males In Fiji
  • 3) ‘Black Men Teach Cleveland’ campaigns to encourage men of color to become teachers
  • 4) Normandale rebrands program to train Black male teachers
  • 5) Strong influences help mold 2022 U.S. Teacher of the Year
  • 6) New Jersey College Scholarship Aids Future Black Male School Teachers
  • 7) Just a quarter of a city teachers are men in United Kingdom
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Meet Ireland’s male pre-school teachers keen to banish gender stereotypes

A group of male pre-school teachers are keen to banish gender stereotypes linked with the childcare industry as they lead the way for men entering the sector. Mark Walsh, Eduardo Heredia and Maidar Gutierrez, who are employed as male childcare workers at Generation Education pre-school in Glounthaune, are calling for more career guidance counsellors in […]

Men in United Kingdom ‘face prejudice when working in childcare’

A male childminder has opened up on the prejudices encountered by men in the childcare industry. Leigh Walker says that men who choose a career in childcare often face additional hurdles in comparison to their female colleagues due to the stigma of a man working with young children. He began working as a childminder nine […]

Grambling State University, in Louisiana, hosted first ever Call Me Mister Conference to develop more black male educators

Grambling State University hosted their first ever called me a mister conference the university’s black male teacher initiative of partner with Clemson university’s program where was first created to help develop and recruit more African American males answer the teaching profession. The program strives to increase the pool of available male teachers from a more […]