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The Context
Leadership development for Latino and Black male students remains underfunded and underdocumented at public schools nationwide. Norris’s book offers a rare practitioner-led blueprint from a Title I high school that has run a boys’ leadership academy for over a decade, filling a gap in educational literature.
The Takeaway
Boards and C-suite leaders funding educational equity initiatives should seek practitioner-authored models like this over consultant-driven frameworks. Real-world, sustained programs at Title I schools deliver more actionable insight than theory-heavy reports—and they’re often overlooked for institutional grants.
Source: Bostonglobe