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Black Male Teachers: A Crisis in Numbers
It was 1992, and the General Assembly realized that it had to get more black and other educators of color into the state’s public school classrooms. So lawmakers ratified the Minority Educator Recruitment and Retention Scholarship “…to address the critical shortage of minority teachers especially in the areas of mathematics and science.” The scholarship awards […]
Read MoreWorld Forum for Men In Early Childhood Education (MECE) – Kuala Lumpur, Maylaysia
In May, several of us are off to Kuala Lumpur Malaysia for the 2007 World Forum on Early Care and Education. Our international leadership team, which includes Craig D’Arcy of Australia and me as the co-coordinators, delegates from five continents, several members at large, and Bryan Nelson in the role of consultant, is doing planning […]
Read MoreIt’s the Media That’s Hot for Teacher
Despite News Reports, Experts Say Female Teachers Not Likely to Sexually Abuse Students The headlines are sexy and the stories salacious. But is the spate of recent media reports about female teachers having sex with their students an honest reflection of the truth or just so much media hype? In the most recent case to […]
Read MoreMale Teacher Levels Hit 40-Year Low; NY Elementary Teachers Only 9% Male
Ernst Lamothe Jr. of the Rochester Democrat & Chronicle reports that the number of male teachers nationwide has hit a 40-year low and that the number of male teachers in New York State elementary schools has halved in about 25 years: Men make up less than 10 percent of elementary school teachers nationwide, and the total number […]
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Dewi Cooke takes a look at the child-care industry and wonders why only 2 per cent of carers are men. It’s feeding time in the baby’s room of the Queensberry Children’s Centre and Yarrow Andrew is tenderly serving up an appetising yoghurt mix to the under-twos. Some show interest in the creamy goop, others are […]
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