Tag: My Brother’s Keeper

  • Why Are Minority Men Struggling to Finish Community College?

    Very few male students of color graduate with a certificate or degree. A new collaborative policy brief aims to address that problem on a national level. | Video Credit: KPBS By KPBS Listen to the full KPBS Midday Edition interview with Luke Wood, associate professor at San Diego State, and Nesha Savage, counselor at San…

  • SD Unified Joins Other Urban Districts to Improve Outcomes for Boys of Color

    By Mario Koran Superintendent Cindy Marten has a message for President Barack Obama: Let’s do this. On Monday, San Diego Unified became one of 60 urban school districts to commit to boosting outcomes for students of color, specifically black and Latino males. The announcement is part an initiative called My Brother’s Keeper that the president…