5 Organizations Boosting Black Student Achievement

By Aziah Siid Originally appeared in Word in Black Overworked and underpaid teachers need all the help they can get to ensure students achieve and are college or career-ready. Fortunately, there are dozens of nonprofit organizations that can lend a hand, helping guide students to higher education or a well-paying job. Some organizations are resources for students starting as early as ninth or 10th-grade, partnering with some of the nation’s leading schools to provide dual enrollment opportunities. Other organizations help underserved students pay for college tuition, textbooks, and supplies. Here are 5 nonprofits that are stepping up to be part of the village that ensures Black kids achieve: Black kids achieve National Equity Lab The National Equity Lab Project is a nonprofit, social justice movement dedicated to transforming the experiences of underserved communities through helping provide a quality education. Through partnerships with organizations like Khan Academy and Historically Black Colleges and Universities, the project provides high school students with the opportunity to take college courses. In addition to exposing students to HBCUs, the Equity Lab collaborates with Ivy League schools as well. Since fall 2021, for example, the e University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School has offered an “Essentials of Personal...