100 percent of Urban Prep seniors college-bound for 4th year in row
by Sharon Wright and BJ Lutz, NBC Chicago | April 1, 2013 at 8:48 AM
Urban Prep Academy is continuing its record of success.
For the last three years, all graduation seniors from the charter school’s Englewood campus have been college bound. This year, the inaugural graduating class of the West Campus has accomplished the same goal.
In all, 167 seniors, all African American males, have been accepted to a four-year college or university.
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Incredible that they did this 4 years in a row. Shows everyone that given the right structure, the right environment, support... it can be done. But in order for this to work, you also need students who want to succeed... and it is clear that these students work hard.
Wish there was a way to replicate this in other schools... but you can only do so much. Getting students to want it for themselves is probably the hardest part. Unfortunately students in schools like urban prep are still swimming upstream... because they have to fight against a culture that encourages negative behavior. The messages are around them 24/7. Which just makes their accomplishment even more impressive.
The Harlem Children's Zone is another example of what works... So now we have at least two solid models of successful programs for educators across the Country. Shows that urban students can do what any other group of students can.
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