The problem is not public schools; it is poverty.

I encourage you to read this article, titled "Got Dough? How Billionaires Rule Our Schools".

Then review strategies and ideas the Tutor/Mentor Connection proposes to expand the network of support for youth in high poverty neighborhoods of Chicago and other cities.

You can use this blog as a text book if you like. Each category on the left expresses a set of ideas. All categories are interconnected in one over-arching strategy.

If it's your first time visiting the T/MC and you are overwhelmed by the amount of information, start here, or here, and spend time each week throughout the year building your understanding of the information we share.