ACC tries pilot program to help black men graduate

Austin American-Statesman by Joshunda Sanders | Mar. 1, 2009 (Special Report)

John James, a full-time assistant manager at a Valero gas station, started thinking seriously about going to college for the first time last fall. It's been a decade since James, 29, graduated from high school in San Antonio.

"I was just scared, not knowing what college would be like," he said.

In January, James decided to enroll at Austin Community College after hearing about an ACC program designed to make his transition to college ... Full Story »

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Patricia Blochowiak
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 by Patricia Blochowiak - Mar. 1, 2009

It's great that someone is doing something to increase the college graduation rate for African American males, but the story would have benefitted from some statistics and a much deeper discussion of both historical context and the nature of the program.

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