At John Wister Elementary School in Philadelphia, just three of roughly 40 teachers are men.
Principal Erica Smith says she’d love to hire more male teachers and has asked her team for candidates. But she struggles to find qualified applicants.
“We don’t get a lot of men who have teaching credentials,” she said.
A generation of boys is growing up with few male role models in the classroom. Boys today are more likely than girls to have discipline problems in school and fall behind in reading. They are less likely to complete high school or enroll in college.
