Under President Obama’s administration, the budget for the Department of Education is expected to nearly double next year, leaving the question of where the money will be spent. The panels discussed new pieces of legislation as well as the revision of No Child Left Behind and how the legislation will affect young Black males in schools. Each panelist made recommendations for what should be included in these policies, as well as where the funds should be directed.
Obscured within theses national and city initiatives is a surging rate of murder by and against young black males. Over the past five years, the number of juvenile black male perpetrators increased from nearly 800 to almost 1,150. In human terms this translates, on average, to one additional assailant per day.
The thrust to new reform efforts in Education must account for the revolving prison doors and criminal temperament surrounding the nations African American youth population.
