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African-American boys: 'Too important to fail'

Smiley's documentary lays out heartening examples of shining success. And even as last week's statewide test scores in math were being analyzed, the Star Tribune noted that Harvest Preparatory School and Best Academy in north Minneapolis exceeded the state averages with enrollments that are overwhelmingly poor and African-American. Both schools have a strong emphasis on high expectations and on cultural awareness and pride. And as we look forward, it's worth at least briefly reviewing the great stain in American history that got us here. Smiley, in a recent book by the same name as the documentary, neatly summarizes the litany: "overcrowding, underfunded schools, poverty, lack of positive male role models, inattentive adults, misguided policies and poorly conceived mandates, and economic stagnation. ... It's also about race in America and the cultural differences inherent in our complicated history. It's a problem that cannot be solved without taking an honest and clear-eyed look at how race factors into the reality of lost young lives in a land of promise and opportunity.

Is It Really a Challenge to Find Law Jobs? Lawcrossing Finds ...

Pasadena, CA -- ( SBWIRE ) -- 09/29/2011 -- The law school scenario in Minneapolis has been no longer a certain bet. After going through the bad news regarding job prospects and growing debt, the prospective students are asking tougher questions. Because of the worsening scenario, the number of applications has declined in law schools. According to the new reports by the National Association for Law Placement, the job market for law school graduates is worsening since the mid-1990s. Employment rate and starting salary has fallen dramatically for the class of 2010. The number of applications for fall 2011 has dropped 9.9 percent, nationwide. This summer there is a noticeable decline of 18.7 percent in the number of people taking LSAT. LawCrossing has 20,500+ jobs for law students across the nation including 540 + judicial clerkship jobs, 7,200+ legal staff jobs, as well as nearly 920 summer associate jobs. It lists nearly 600 jobs in Minneapolis. LawCrossing tracks down every legal job through an extensive research process. The main advantage that LawCrossing offers is that most of the jobs listed on the site are directly from employer websites. This means that there are opportunities listed from the biggest law firms, in-house jobs as well as for working with small-town law firms all over the country.

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