The latest report from Education Week finds that less than half of all African-American students, many of whom live in poverty, graduate from high school in Florida. That's a staggering statistic, and none of us who believe public education is a sacred trust can rest until we try everything possible to reach every child who is poor and disadvantaged. Only in a polarized political environment, then, could a program offering a few of those children a different learning option be viewed by well-meaning people as an affront to public schools. ...more

October 18, 2008

Florida continues to lag behind the nation in all three areas of the SAT college entrance exam scores, according to figures released Tuesday. ...more

August 27, 2008

By JESSICA BLAIR
The Suncoast News ...more

December 12, 2007

Students at Pasco-Hernando Community College are now getting the opportunity to have a one-on-one relationship with faculty and staff members as their mentors to help them stay in school. The new mentoring program, which targets African American students, was introduced this fall, with 18 students participating. ...more

November 28, 2007

Obvious Inequities I read Wayne Parlow's Sept. 24 letter to the editor regarding the 'Jena 6,' the African-American students who assaulted some white high school students who had hung nooses from a tree that a black student wanted to sit under. ...more

September 29, 2007