Education
African American Male Charter School sees another year of perfect college acceptance
For the third year in a row, every senior in an all African-American urban charter high school for men in Chicago, has been accepted to college.
Chicago, IL – For the third year in a row, every senior in an all Black male charter high school for men in Chicago, has been accepted to college.
Perfect College Acceptance for all Black male charter school
Some people may have no faith in the educational system, especially in Chicago, but Urban Prep Academy is doing something right and proving critics wrong. 100% of its 2012 class will be attending college in the fall.
The Black male charter academy also said that 83 percent of its first graduating class in 2010 has re-enrolled in a second year of college, a refutation to critics of the school who have charged that students aren’t always ready for college.
The school started with kids whose futures had been left for dead by their public schools: Only four percent of the school’s incoming freshmen were reading at grade level when they arrived on campus.
Urban Prep spends about $12,000 per student. Once students graduate, the school stays in touch with them. A rigorous alumni department brings students in over the summer to familiarize them with the challenges ahead and continues to contact graduates twice a month by phone, email or on Facebook.
Follow Unheard Voices on Twitter for more coverage.
Discover more from Unheard Voices Magazine
Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email.
-
Black And Missing1 week ago
Morehouse College student Kyle Coleman found dead after Virginia crash
-
Culture4 days ago
Brooklyn community rallies behind beloved shoe shiner Byron Neal known as “The Light on the Corner”
-
Black And Missing5 days ago
Search continues for missing 10-year-old Arkansas girl swept away in Florida waters
-
Beauty & Fashion6 days ago
Young mother dies after cosmetic surgery complications
-
Culture2 weeks ago
Exclusive : South Carolina sneak preview of ‘40 ACRES’ at Saloma Acres in Blythewood
-
Crime & Justice2 weeks ago
One dead after shooting during concert on Long Branch, New Jersey beach
-
Crime & Justice1 week ago
Outrage grows over brutal attack on teen at California concert
-
Social Justice1 week ago
Flavor Flav offers aid after devastating St. Louis tornado