Could housing assistance help address the shortage of Black male teachers, and the teacher shortage overall?
The relationship between housing and education is more well known when it comes to children and families. But there’s a ...
Education Week2d
Why Boys Don’t Want to Become Teachers and What Schools Can Do About It
As Willis points out, in her experience, a boy isn’t likely to think of pursuing a career in teaching unless a respected ...
Philadelphia Tribune6d
New Philly program to address Black male teacher shortage
Philadelphia Academies Inc. and Parkway West High School in West Philadelphia are launching a program to develop Black male educators.
Education Week3d
Why Boys Don’t Want to Become Teachers and What Schools Can Do About It
Black men make up just 1.3 percent of the overall public school teaching workforce. The low number of male teachers in K-12 classrooms perpetuates the cycle: Not seeing men at the front of the ...
News & Record4d
'More than a teacher': Page High celebrates life of Summer Hunter, co-founder of group that mentored young Black men
"You give somebody the eye test, right?" said Rod Brown, a former Page parent. "And I went, 'her?' She's going to lead these ...
WPHL Philadelphia on MSN8d
PA pushes for more Black male teachers through education apprenticeship program
In an effort to raise retention and reduce attrition among black male educators, the Pennsyvania Department of Labor & Industry is allocating nearly $400,000 in ...
Chicago Sun-Times12d
Black authors teach middle-schoolers power of words — ‘A storyteller has the ability to create multiple universes’
Pat Nabong/Sun-Times It was important to organizer and high school teacher Rashad Davis that Black male educators be the ones spearheading the event. Gary Comer College Prep, a Chicago Public ...
Texarkana Gazette9h
Arkansas Senate OKs bill aimed at ending affirmative action programs
The Arkansas Senate on Wednesday approved a bill aimed at eliminating affirmative action programs in state and local ...
Talk Business1d
Senate panel advances anti-affirmative action bill
A controversial bill that the sponsor said would prohibit discrimination or preferential treatment by Arkansas state agencies ...
Arkansas Times1d
Senate committee passes bill to end affirmative action under guise of prohibiting discrimination
Sen. Dan Sullivan provided little information and didn't seem to understand his bill, while all but one person spoke against it. A Senate committee passed it anyway.