The Black Informant | African American Commentary, News and Community Building

“Defying the age-old tradition of older students putting younger ones in their place, a group of two dozen students at Jones High School hope to succeed where the state and most school districts have failed – in overcoming generations of underachievement among African-American males.

Willy is the chairman of Florida’s first Minority Achievement Committee or MAC. Modeled after a 15-year-old effort at Shaker Heights High School near Cleveland, the group assigns academically strong seniors to mentor struggling freshmen.

Everyone there is a black male.” (more…)

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