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Male Elementary School Teachers Face Low Ranks and Sometimes Parent Bias

Of all the historical gender disparities in the American classroom, one has quietly stagnated for the last 20 years. Men still account for 16 percent of all elementary school teachers, according to a 2003 National Schools and Staffing Survey. Advocates like the National Education Association have called for efforts to support young men interested in teaching, but sometimes it's the parents who carry on mistrust and sexual stereotypes. On the popular Colorado parent blog hosted by the Denver... Full Story
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