Boston Compact

What if colleges funded men of color to become educators, not athletes?
"[UIC] aims to invest $1M in an initiative to recruit and train male elementary education majors of color, similar to how universities recruit and train star athletes."

Possible key to black boys' academic success: Hire black men as elementary school teachers A small effort at University of Illinois at Chicago recruits men of color to be elementary school teachers the way some universities recruit athletes. It also might hold the key to improving young black male pupils' academic performance.