NYC Men Teach

The New York City Men Teach (NYC Men Teach) initiative is  is the nation’s boldest effort to diversify the teaching pipeline by recruiting and supporting more men of color to become teachers in New York City schools. A collaboration between the Office of the Mayor’s Young Men’s Initiative (YMI), NYC Department of Education, and the City University of New York, NYC Men Teach will bring more diverse cultures and perspectives into our classrooms by increasing the number of male educators of color in schools. As an initiative, NYC Men Teach assists interested candidates in finding the pathway to certification that is best for them, in addition to providing hiring, mentoring, professional development, and leadership support and opportunities. 

Since 2019, Teacher Career Pathways (TCP) has partnered with NYC Men Teach to extend this mission to include supporting men of color to remain in teaching and become teacher leaders in their school communities, growing and supporting the instructional practices of their peers while developing their leadership skills. This includes inviting men of color to participate in our Emerging Teacher Leaders Program, offering workshops to support men of color navigate their teaching careers, and holding application acceleration events to support men of color in applying to become a teacher leader. 

Through the NYC Men Teacher and TCP partnership, we are growing the number of men of color in teacher leadership to ensure that our teacher leaders reflect the racial/ ethnic and cultural diversity of our students and teachers.