Our Vision

Our Mission

Man Up Teacher Fellowship is a non-profit organization with the mission to give students in high poverty, urban and rural communities, particularly male students of color, access to high quality male teachers and advancing policies that promote equity in K – 12 schools.

The Strategy

Man Up Teacher Fellowship, in partnership with institutions like Mississippi State University, University of Memphis, Teacher Ready and RELAY Graduate School of Education, will recruit, identify and train highly effective male teachers of color.

All candidates will go through a rigorous selection process in which six essential Man Up Teacher Fellowship characteristics will be identified:

Resilience
Commitment
Professional Leadership
Reflective Practitioner
Critical Thinking
Personal Leadership

Our Goals

To increase the number of highly effective male teachers of color in partnering schools by 5% over the next five years;
To increase the number of males of color majoring in education at partnering institutions by 5% over the next five years;
To decrease the number of disciplinary referrals of male students of color by 5% over the next five years;
To improve the academic achievement of male students of color in partnering school districts by 5% each academic school years;
To increase the graduation rate of men of color in partnering schools by 5% over the next five years; and
To decrease the dropout rate for men of color in partnering school districts by 5% over the next five years.