Success for Black Boys

By George E. Curry
Boys don’t drop out during their senior year in high school. They usually drop out of school in the ninth grade, but emotionally and academically, they drop out in the fourth grade.

That observation is made early on by Jawanza Kunjufu, a noted educator, public speaker and publisher, who has written a new book, Reducing the Black Male Dropout Rate. He issues this challenge to readers: “Visit a kindergarten class and observe Black boys in action. They’re eager, they sit in the front and they’re on task. They love learning.”

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