"What we have seen in the last 10 years is increasing concern among successful black men in terms of trying to help other
African American men succeed."
African American men succeed."
- Dr. Courtland Lee, University of Maryland, Being A Black Man at the Corner of Progress and Peril,
Staff of the Washington Post, Public Affairs TM (a member of the Perseus Book Group), 2007, p, 8.
| Scholarship Dollars for Black Males in the Class of 2001, Hillsborough County Schools |
| Florida State University System Black Male Graduates (Bachelor's degree) 2005 |
| Black male 5th graders from zip code 33610 and the 43 elementary schools they attended in 2007 |
| Black male 8th graders from zip code 33610 and the 20 middle schools they attended in 2007 |
| Black male high school students from zip code 33610 and the high schools they attended in 2007 |
| The invisible men Black male students have the most trouble navigating the education system. Few are making it through to college. |
| "I just think it's time for Americans to sort of shift our gaze to boys and see what we can do to nurture boys and give boys the life skills that maybe we automatically teach to girls but that I think boys are left out of." First Lady Laura Bush, January 2005 |
Dr. Rosa Smith's December 2002 letter (page 1 and page 2) offered some suggestions. Two of them appear below. Imagine
what might happen if people in the community spent time "researching state data" and "analyzing local data" as a sign of
interest in how black males benefit from the rigorous academic programs and classes offered in Hillsborough County Schools.
State School Commissions/Superintendents:
Research state data on black male students and address the research findings and recommendations in your states, making
the progress of black boys the benchmark for educational excellence.
School District Superintendents:
Analyze local data and include the improvement of black boys as a separate requirement in the local accountability systems.
Give merit pay to educators who significantly raise the academic results for black boys.
what might happen if people in the community spent time "researching state data" and "analyzing local data" as a sign of
interest in how black males benefit from the rigorous academic programs and classes offered in Hillsborough County Schools.
State School Commissions/Superintendents:
Research state data on black male students and address the research findings and recommendations in your states, making
the progress of black boys the benchmark for educational excellence.
School District Superintendents:
Analyze local data and include the improvement of black boys as a separate requirement in the local accountability systems.
Give merit pay to educators who significantly raise the academic results for black boys.
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