COSEBOC celebrates 5 School Award winners! These five schools have demonstrated a consistent track record of academic achievement amongst their male students of color.Their school models and promising practices will be honored and featured at our Gathering of Leaders in Chicago this week.We will also share their strategies with members in the weeks and months to come.
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The mission of the Coalition of Schools Educating Boys of Color is to connect, inspire, support and strengthen school leaders dedicated to the social, emotional and academic development of boys and young men of color.
Reflections on the 7th Annual Gathering of Leaders
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LETTER FROM RON WALKER Reflections on: Young, Gifted and Literate: Boys and Young Men of Color Prepared for the Future On April 25-27, 2013, over 600 people representing 32 states and 130 localities came to the 7th annual Gathering of Leaders in Chicago, Illinois. This was an historic event for COSEBOC not only in terms of the record numbers but in the quality of engagement, networking, and learning that took place. Read more» Photos from the Gathering
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JOIN THE MOVEMENT! Join the COSEBOC Movement! Become a member now and you'll receive member services through July 2014. Job Opportunity: Sankofa Passages Mentor Positions, Philadelphia, PA The Sankofa Passages Program is hiring Sankofa Mentors for a start date in July, 2013. Learn more» Application deadline: June 20, 2013 |
Dr. Pedro Noguera on Lessons from the Field
Ron Walker on the Power of Resilience
Updates & Blogs from COSEBOC
This week, The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights has released a new report,"Reversing the Rising Tide of Inequality: Achieving Educational Equity for Each and Every Child." Read more.
On April 10th, President Obama released his Fiscal Year 2014 Budget. Overall, for education, it’s good news. The Administration is requesting $71.2 billion in discretionary appropriations for the Department of Education in fiscal year 2014, an increase of $3.1 billion, or 4.5 percent, over the fiscal year 2012 level.
Compelling article by COSEBOC's Rhonda Bryant in CLASP's In Focus: The gun violence issue most keenly affects black men in America. While black males are 6 percent of the United States population, they constitute 48 percent of the homicide victims who die by firearms in our nation.
The annual Gathering of Leaders has created a remarkable path of traditions. One of the traditions is the Procession of Young Men. Each year young men from COSEBOC schools take the stage to demonstrate their understanding of the designated theme. Their entry at the beginning of the Gathering serves as a powerful inspiration to all who are present.