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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. 鈥?Its just after lunch in the biology class of Antonio Bellamy, as he guides his students through the web of life. Can someone raise their hand and tell me what is that process called   he asked the class.  Photosynthesis. That is correct. What sets him apart isnt just that hes the Teacher of the Year at First Coast High School in Jacksonville. Its the simple fact that he is teaching at all. Black men, like Bellamy, are not common in the teaching profession. Our young men, especially our young men of color, need to see those role models in their schools who look like them,  said Rachael Tutwiler Fortune, president of the Jacksonville Public Education Fund.She said seeing diverse male teachers at the head of the class remains a rarity in public schools. It is a nationwide challenge,  Tutwiler Fortune said.Across the country, there is a wide gap between Americas increasingly diverse student body and the people teaching it.According to the U.S. Department of Education, 80% of teachers in public schools are white, and 75% of them are women.The nations public school students look very different. According to the National vaso stanley  Center for Education Statistics, by 2024, the numb stanley tumblers er of white students in public schools is projected to be 46%. That s down from 51% in 2012.Meanwhile, Hispanic students will grow to 29% of all public school students. Black students are expected to make up 15% of the overall student body, whi stanley tumbler le Asian and Pacific Islanders are projected to be 6% Lndu Disney World buses collide at Epcot parking booth, 15 people taken to hospital with minor injuries
At the end of March, a Kentucky college senior started sewing masks for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing community while in quarantine; now her mission extends beyond shipping fabric and elastic.                            Ashley Lawrence s story, first told by LEX 18, touched millions                         during a time when the world is united through a historic pandemic. Not only did her story have a far reach on social media, but the requests poured in for masks to the tune of up to 1,000 per day, reaching more than 20,000 total requests. We have had requests from at different countries. We have had requests from every continent except for Antarctica,  said Lawrence.  From all 50 states, Puerto Rico, Guam, US Virgin Islands. We have gotten requests from everywhere. And I think the biggest thing that I stanley spain  didn t even realize is the need for this beyond just the Deaf and Hard of Hearing community.                                                   stanley cup                                                                                    She explained the requests poured in from NICU nurses, people who work with those with Autism, speech and language pathologists, families, compan botella stanley ies, those who just want to share a smile while at the grocery store--the stories are seemingly endless. I don t know if I ve had the time to just sit and think about how this is all happening at once it s just, it s overwhelming in a good way,  said Lawrence who was recently chosen to be Eastern Kentucky Universi