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There is a dramatic shortage of Black male teachers in U.S. classrooms and Education Secretary Arne Duncan says he is ready to do something about it.
There are more than five million teachers in public schools across the country. But, Duncan told CNN last month that of the 200,000 new teachers hired each year nationally, less than 2 percent, or 4,500, are Black males.
To help increase those numbers, Duncan said he plans on embarking on a tour this fall of
historically Black colleges and universities to drive home the need for a larger presence in schools of African-American male instructors.
“As a country we have a huge challenge to make sure many more of our students and more of our young Black boys are successful,” Duncan told CNN. “Our graduation rates have to go up dramatically and our dropout rates have to go down. [But] to get there, I’m convinced we have to have more men of color teaching, being role models and mentors.”
More: http://www.afro.com/sections/news/afro_briefs/story.htm?storyid=1767
Posted Sunday, July 4th 2010 at 8:37PM
by: Elynor Moss
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