National Initiatives

The issue of academic persistence among African American and Latino males is taking the spotlight across the nation.  On this page we will compile  articles, events, data and resources that are relevant to the topic:

•  The Urgency of Now: The Schott 50 State Report on Public Education and Black Males 2012

•  Schott Foundation: America's Education System Neglects Almost Half of the Nation's Black and Latino Male Students

•  Commentary: Could End of Affirmative Action Be Boon for Black Colleges? (Diverse Issues in Higher Education)

•  Hispanics and the Criminal Justice System: Low Confidence, High Exposure

•  Unauthorized Immigrants: Length of Residency, Patterns of Parenthood

• A Call for Change: The Social and Educational Factors Contributing To The Outcomes of Black Males in Urban Schools

• Progress and Stagnation: 25 Years of Hispanic achievement: there is an urgent need to understand and address the gap in Hispanic male achievement.

• New Report on Black Male Achievement in America Reveals 'National Catastrophe'

• The Schott 50 State Report on Black Males In Education

•  Where Have All The Hispanic Males Gone?

•  The Schott Foundation for Public Education

•  Column: Blacks Lag in College Readiness, ACT Scores Show 

•  Graduation rate lowest for Hispanic male students -  Declines as other groups make strides