Why Black Men Dont Teach: Understanding the Existing African-American Male Teacher Shortage


According to Robert L. Smith, “the achievement gap separating black boys from just about everyone else springs from a powerful, anti-education culture rising in the black community. Parents who undervalue education, and a mass media that peppers youth with the quick, shallow rewards of hip-hop lifestyle, are steering alarming numbers of boys down a dead-end path.” Erik Eckholm explained that “terrible schools, absent parents, racism, the decline in blue coll… More >>

Why Black Men Dont Teach: Understanding the Existing African-American Male Teacher Shortage

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