Middle School Matters: Improving the Life Course of Black Boys
- Author(s):
- Yaffe, Deborah
- Publication Year:
- 2012
- Source:
- ETS Policy Notes, v20 n4, Win 2012
- Document Type:
- Periodical
- Page Count:
- 12
- Subject/Key Words:
- Socioeconomic Status (SES) Achievement Gap African American Boys Children's Defense Fund (CDF)
Abstract
This issue of ETS Policy Notes (Vol. 20, No. 4) provides highlights from the symposium, "Middle School Matters: Improving the Life Course of Black Boys" held on July 23-24, 2012. The second in a series of four symposia co-sponsored by ETS and the Children’s Defense Fund (CDF), the seminar examined the education and status of African-American boys, ages 9 to 13.