In late November, the Black and Latino Advocacy Coalition convened an educational policy forum to share findings regarding the severity of the problem of low academic achievement among Black and Latino males in New York City, identify factors contributing to the problem, and examine current policies, with the goal of advocating on behalf of these two vulnerable populations.

The forum was moderated by Dr. Pedro Noguera, Professor of Sociology at New York University and Executive Director of the Metropolitan Center for Urban Education.

Featured panelists included Santiago Taveras, Deputy Chancellor, New York City Department of Education, Juan Mendez, Principal, Enterprise, Business, and Technology High School, Dean Mary Brabeck, dean of the Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Developent, Merryl H. Tisch, Chancellor, New York State Education Department Board of Regents, David Banks, Founder, Eagle Academy for Young Men, and Roger Blissett, managing Director, U.S. Strategy RBC Capital Markets.

The entire panel discussion is viewable online.

(From left: Santiago Taveras, Juan Mendez, Mary Brabeck, Merryl H. Tisch, David Banks, Roger Blissett, and Pedro Noguera)