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Reaching black boys

Catalyst Chicago issue cover, published Jun 2009

In Chicago, elementary schools and high schools are suspending and expelling students at alarming rates and African American male students are bearing the brunt of these punishments.

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Suspended because I ‘didn’t know when to keep [my] mouth shut’

By David Stovall | August 10, 2012
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Reaching boys with books

By Phuong Ly | August 26, 2009
Cover Story

A disconnect in reading

By Phuong Ly | August 26, 2009
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Teaching leadership skills

By Cassandra West | August 19, 2009
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Mentoring to a new beat

By John Myers | July 28, 2009
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Starting young to manage misbehavior

By Sarah Karp | July 17, 2009
dropouts

Lopsided discipline takes toll on black male students

By Veronica Anderson | June 26, 2009
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Three friends

By Sarah Karp | June 25, 2009
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A place of their own

By Sarah Karp | June 25, 2009
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Searching for role models

By John Myers | June 25, 2009
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