WAYNESBORO, Va. (WHSV) - In what can be a female-dominated space at school, many young boys — especially those who do not have a male presence at home — might feel isolated when growing up.

Black male educators made up 1.3% of all K-12 teachers in 2020-2021 school year. When educator Curtis L. Lewis noticed he was the only Black, male teacher in a district of 20 elementary schools ...

Heights Elementary, he was a senior at a nearby ... a dearth of Black and Latino male teachers and the acute challenges boys of color face in schools because of their race and gender.

Black male teachers embody this ideal ... found that Black students who had at least one Black teacher in elementary school were 13% likelier to enroll in college and 39% less likely to drop ...

Height Elementary School in Baltimore. The Leading Men Fellowship program is training young Black men to become literacy aides in preschool classrooms. Researchers have shown that Black male ...