Lehman College + CS 112 (Bronx, NY)

 

There is a growing consensus that America's students are ill prepared to compete in a world that demands more than just basic skills.  Today, about a third of American students require remedial education prior to their first year in college and current college attainment rates are not keeping pace with our country's projected workforce needs.  

Moreover, America-once the global leader in college completion - now ranks 12th in completion rates for young adults.  Therefore, educators, governors, business leaders and parents have called for reform in education that will help students succeed in a world of unprecedented connectivity and complexity.

Studies show that exposing younger students to college readiness and life skills programs before middle or high school leads to a greater likelihood of success throughout their academic careers.

"It is important for students to understand that college is very possible, but it will require a great deal of work," says Mark Williams (ROLE MODEL).  "And the fact that students were able to tour the Lehman campus and see their first college basketball game which emphasizes our stance regarding the opportunities that basketball can create."

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