A fellowship program is training young Black men to become literacy aides in preschool classrooms across the country. It aims to tackle several problems at once: a shortage of early educators, a ...

Preschool teacher Bridget Jeffreys reads to students, Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024, at Dorothy I. Height Elementary School in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough) Show Caption ...

Black Male Teachers Are a Rarity in Preschools. This Pioneering Program Wants to Change That BALTIMORE (AP) — Before 19-year-old Davontez Johnson found himself in a preschool classroom at ...

Preschool teacher Bridget Jeffreys and Leading Men fellow Davontez Johnson are surrounded by students while distributing playdough for an activity, Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024, at Dorothy I. Height ...

Before 19-year-old Davontez Johnson found himself in a preschool classroom at Dorothy I. Heights Elementary School in Baltimore, he was a senior at a nearby high school who, like many students his ...

BALTIMORE (AP) — Before 19-year-old Davontez Johnson found himself in a preschool classroom at Dorothy I. Heights Elementary, he was a senior at a nearby high school who, like many students his ...

Preschool teacher Bridget Jeffreys and Leading Men fellow Davontez Johnson are surrounded by students while distributing playdough for an activity, Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024, at Dorothy I. Height ...

The Leading Men Fellowship trains young Black and Latino men to become early literacy instructors in preschool classrooms across the U.S.

The Leading Men Fellowship trains young Black and Latino men to become early literacy instructors in preschool classrooms across the U.S.

With hugs, flowers, and many expressions of love, Michelle McSweeney this week said farewell and walked out of the North Bay ...

The Leading Men Fellowship trains young Black and Latino men to become early literacy instructors in preschool classrooms across the U.S.

Preschool teacher Bridget Jeffreys and Leading Men fellow Davontez Johnson are surrounded by students while distributing playdough for an activity, Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024, at Dorothy I. Height ...