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Note: This is a guest post by Darryl Williams, principal of the Brighter Choice Charter Schools for Boys' elementary and middle school programs in Albany, New York. Have you ever visited "that" classroom? You know, the classroom that makes you say, "I wish my son was in this classroom." Schola... Read Full Post >
Note: This is a guest post by John Michael Lee Jr., PhD., policy director for the Advocacy and Policy Center in the Advocacy, Government Relations and Development unit at the College Board. A recent BBC article asserts that African -Caribbean males are failing on purpose, and advances the notion ... Read Full Post >
Note: This is a guest post by John Michael Lee Jr., PhD., policy director for the Advocacy and Policy Center in the Advocacy, Government Relations and Development unit at the College Board. This past weekend I was a part of taking 19 African American and Latino youth on a college tour to visit Sy... Read Full Post >
Note: This is a guest post by John Michael Lee Jr., PhD., policy director for the Advocacy and Policy Center in the Advocacy, Government Relations and Development unit at the College Board. When I look at the challenges that are facing young men of color in this country, it would be impossible to ... Read Full Post >
Note: This is a guest post by John Lee, policy director for the Advocacy and Policy Center in the Advocacy, Government Relations and Development unit at the College Board. Within a generation, the College Board reports, the United States will be a much more diverse nation. In fact, no racial or e... Read Full Post >
If the Rochester schools are to show improvement, then focus on the awful track record we're seeing among black males. That was the message from this panel, part of the Black Male Initiative: The achievement gap between black and white students -- particularly boys -- has dogged school systems all ... Read Full Post >
Given the plight of black males, this is appropriate. My caveat, as always, is that what ails black boys ails all boys, only to a greater degree. Therefore, when interventions are designed along racial lines, rather than gender lines, they are likely to fall short. For some reason, probably related ... Read Full Post >
That's the conclusion of Syracuse professor Boyce Watkins, writing in NewsOne for Black America. Watkins cites the example of the white Patterson, N.J., teacher who was fired for posting this on Facebook: "I am not a teacher. I am a warden for future criminals.? The teacher, Jennifer O'Brien, later... Read Full Post >
Glad to see the attention on black boys; they truly have troubles. But barely more troubles than Hispanic boys. White boys from blue-collar families aren't far behind. I'd love to see a PBS special on what all these boys have in common. I've never thought focusing just on African-American boys was t... Read Full Post >
Education Week hosting a session on improving academic outcomes for African American boys. Check it out... Read Full Post >
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