Yesterday I had dinner with a young lady who just completed her 2nd year at Howard University.  This young lady is from the great city, Chicago, and is an alumnus of Richard T. Crane Technical Preparatory High School.  Why is this important?  Well not only am I from Chicago but I graduated from that same high school ages ago.

Long story short, our dinner hangout was long overdue.  From the conversation I learned that…

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This week, I came across an interesting article about a chain of corporate-sponsored entertainment centers called KidZania that lets kids try on a variety of careers in a fun, game-like setting. The theory is that by exposing young people to different types of jobs they might choose in the future, they'll be more likely to make well-informed decisions today.

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This post is the first in a series of four to share best practices for College Summit implementation that any school can use to drive college-going culture.

In order to revolutionize our nation's education system, every low-performing school needs to shift their culture from one of failure and disappointment to one of success and achievement.  We do this, because we believe that youth, as receivers and drivers of that culture, can play a huge role in shaping a school…

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