On My Block
On My Block
KUT & KUTX Studios
12th & Chicon: Mentoring, Connecting with Students
6 minutes Posted Feb 8, 2017 at 3:43 pm.
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Nearly a quarter of students at Kealing Middle School are considered at-risk of dropping out, which is why the PTA runs a mentorship program. Meet mentor Gabriel Russell, a student at Huston-Tillotson, and Joshua Morgan, a Kealing student. They’re involved in the Kealing Men program. Several local and national programs have cropped up focusing on improving outcomes and academic achievement for young men of color.