My Brother's Keeper? The Impact of Targeted Educational Supports

Thomas Dee and Emily K. Penner

Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2021, vol. 40, issue 4, 1171-1196

Abstract: The My Brother's Keeper (MBK) Challenge developed by President Obama supports communities that promote civic initiatives designed to improve the educational and economic opportunities specifically for young men of color. In Oakland, California, the MBK educational initiative features the African American Male Achievement (AAMA) program. The AAMA focuses on regularly scheduled classes exclusively for Black, male students and taught by Black, male teachers who focus on social‐emotional training, African‐American history, culturally relevant pedagogy, and academic supports. In this study, we present quasi‐experimental evidence on the dropout effects of the AAMA by leveraging its staggered scale‐up across high schools in the Oakland Unified School District (OUSD). We find that AAMA availability led to a significant reduction in the number of Black males who dropped out as well as smaller reductions among Black females, particularly in ninth grade.

Date: 2021
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