Study Show How To Get More Back Men In College Than In Prison

A new study from the University of Pennsylvania looks at the factors that help young black men succeed in an education system that has historically failed them.

In a report based on the National Black Male College Achievement Study -- the largest-ever qualitative research study of black undergraduate men -- study author Shaun Harper, an associate professor of higher ed at Penn, highlights how some young African-American men are bucking the odds presented by low enrollment and high attrition.

The 219 students who participated in the study were enrolled in 42 colleges in 20 states and interviewed for two to three hours in individual interviews. The schools fell into six categories, including historically black public and private institutions and highly selective private -- and historically white -- universities.



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What Are Our Children Really Learning In School?

If there was ever a movie to make you laugh to keep from crying, it's this one.

Austin, an intrepid young student-reporter, embarks on the noble mission of answering the question, "How much basic knowledge do American high school students really have?" The answer, however, may not be exactly what you want to hear.

"Do you know the vice president of The United States?" Austin asks.

"I don't know who it it's, it's, it's somebody....Bin Ladin," one student responds.





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"God Wants Teachers To Remain Poor", Says Alabama GOP Lawmaker.

Someone alert the unions: raising teacher pay will actually make for worse teachers--according to one GOP lawmaker.

Alabama state Sen. Shadrack McGill said that increasing teacher pay is against "a biblical principle" because it might attract people who otherwise wouldn't do the job.

"Teachers need to make the money that they need to make," McGill said, according to the Times-Journal. "If you double a teacher's pay scale, you'll attract people who aren't called to teach ... and these teachers that are called to teach, regardless of the pay scale, they would teach. It's just in them to do. It's the ability that God give 'em."

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The New Brown is back, Education In America needs Help.

In his column at the Hill, Juan Williams sounds the alarm about the declining American education system, which is in crisis. He says that historians are already describing the decline as a threat to the nation's economy and military.

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Black boys not good for college, but right for prison.

Study: Black boys get less attention, lower grades: Yale University Child Study Center research shows that black children — especially boys — no matter their family income, receive less attention, harsher punishment and lower grades in school than their white counterparts. The disparities are seen from kindergarten through college.

Rick Ross: Not a gangster, and his fans don't care: Slate's Joshua Weiner explains why people still love him, despite the fact that his underworld resume has been thrown into question.

Senagalese drink mogul brings Africa to U.S. business: Senegalese entrepreneur Magatte Wade is the creator of multi-million dollar U.S. company Adina World Beat Beverages, which makes drinks based on traditional recipes from around the world.

Nashville Country club considering first black member in racist history: The Belle Meade Country Club may be poised to accept the first African-American resident member in its nearly 100-year history, according to club documents obtained by the Nashville Scene. However, a letter obtained by the publication suggests that the reception might be less than friendly.

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