History of IDEA
Jeannie Oakes, Founder and Former Director
Youth Voice in School Finance
NEW REPORT: Los Angeles' road to A-G for all
Without Dollars and Sense Powerpoint
Past Educational Opportunity Reports
California holds hearings on the status of boys and men of color
- 08-17-2011
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Uprising Radio
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and billionaire philanthropist George Soros are donating $30 million dollars each to their City’s Young Men’s Initiative. The program is designed to address the broad disparities slowing the advancement of black and Latino young men by helping them enter the economic mainstream through educational and employment opportunities. According to Mayor Bloomberg, “Even though skin color in America no longer determines a child’s fate – sadly, it tells us more about a child’s future than it should.” That sentiment is shared here in California, with the fate of boys and men of color drawing the attention of the State Legislature. The Inland Valley News reported last week that less than half of young men of color in California are employed, and “one third of them are incarcerated, on probation, or on parole.” High-school drop-out rates for Black and Latino youth in California are particularly high. (more...)
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