Monthly Archives: July 2011

NPR Series: America’s Dropout Crisis

This week National Public Radio is featuring a series called "School"s Out: America's Dropout Crisis" in which it looks at the dropout crisis through the stories of five people, three of whom have already dropped out and two who are at risk. The series overview can be found here. Today's broadcast features the story of Patrick Lundvick, a Black [...]

By |2023-05-21T15:52:05-04:00July 25th, 2011|Academics, Ages 13-15, Ages 16-18, Entertainment|Comments Off on NPR Series: America’s Dropout Crisis

Summer School for Parents

Several months ago, GCP posted "Summer Planning", which listed ways that you could help your son have a fun and productive summer. Now here are some suggestions of things you can do right now to help your son have a productive fall. Summer Reading. How's that summer reading going? Many schools assign books for each grade to read over [...]

By |2023-05-21T15:52:05-04:00July 20th, 2011|Parents, Resources|Comments Off on Summer School for Parents

Say What? Black Men Survive Longer in Prison than on the Outside

A study recently conducted by researchers at the University of North Carolina concluded that the death rate was lower for Black men in prison than for those outside it. Take a look at theroot.com's reporting of this study here. This kind of news gives us another good reason to make sure our sons flourish in school: so that they [...]

By |2023-05-21T15:52:05-04:00July 19th, 2011|Ages 16-18, Parents|Comments Off on Say What? Black Men Survive Longer in Prison than on the Outside

NYT “Room For Debate”: Educational Issues

The New York Times online has a series called "Room for Debate", in which it invites experts in the field to discuss news events and topical issues. Periodically the topic is education. The comments are often interesting and informative, and the format allows you to hear a variety of voices in the nation's educational debate. Check out today's topic, [...]

By |2023-05-21T15:52:05-04:00July 11th, 2011|Parents, Saving Our Sons|Comments Off on NYT “Room For Debate”: Educational Issues
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