Any cursory review of current socio-economic statistics could easily make one believe that African-American males are worthy of being declared “an endangered species, worthy of federal protection.” For example, the unemployment rate for Black males is the worst in the country at almost 20%, there are far more Black men involved in the criminal system than in college, and homicide …
Source: Lyndsey Layton/Washington Post For the first time in at least 50 years, a majority of U.S. public school students come from low-income families, according to a new analysis of 2013 federal data, a statistic that has profound implications for the nation.The Southern Education Foundation reports that 51 percent of students in pre-kindergarten through 12th grade in the 2012-2013 school year were eligible …
In America, education has always been the avenue to upward social mobility, economic opportunities, and political power. In other words, the easiest and surest way to get “rich” is to get a college education. In fact, according to the U.S. Government those with a college degree earn more than a million dollars (riches) more in their lifetime than those with just a […]
With so much emphasis on testing these days, we must make sure we remember that the mere parting and memorization of information is NOT education. The true measure of a proper and meaningful education is not high ACTs, fancy degrees, impressive certificates, or even big titles. The true measure of education is whether it teaches one to have the ability …
