You can help our Black youth excel on the pathway to success
FACT: African American students are less likely to be college-ready.
" For the Class of 2021, the average score on the ACT dropped to 20.3 on a scale of 1 to 36. This was the lowest average score in more than a decade. For the fourth year in a row, the average score for African American students dropped. This year, the average score was 16.3, down from 16.7 in 2020 and 17.1 in 2017." - 'Black Students’ Scores on the ACT Test Continue to Fall and the Racial Gap Widens' - (source: www.jbhe.com)
FACT:
"Students of color are often concentrated in schools with fewer resources. Schools with 90 percent or more students of color spend $733 less per student per year than schools with 90 percent or more white students." (source: UNCF)
FACT: In Knoxville, TN, 80% of black students, grades 3rd through 8th, are not proficient in Math and Reading. (source: 2017/18 Tennessee Department of Education's School Report Card)
The children in the African American community are being left behind. Together, we can invest in their potential and future.
We are taking a huge step toward helping our youth achieve academic and personal excellence. This Fall, we are proud to announce, we will be opening our first private elementary school, the STEAMI Learning Institute in Knoxville, Tennessee.
STEAMI - Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Math Innovation Learning Institute is a STEM-based, full-time academic institution that is dedicated to transforming our black children’s lives. We will be teaching skills necessary to become exceptional, academically challenged, driven, and disciplined members of their community.
We have big dreams for STEAMI Learning Academy - Including opening additional satellite campuses throughout the Southeast Region. Together, we can make that happen. In August, we are launching the “Drive for 25’’ campaign which is an effort to secure 500 supporters to donate a tax-deductible donation of $25 monthly or $250 annually.
