{"product_id":"the-club-2012-phenomenon-m-ed-gabrielle-mcgill-carpenter-9781987528640","title":"The Club 2012 Phenomenon: How Parents Can Partner With Schools for the Academic Success of African American Males","description":"Since 2006, the national high school graduation rate has continued to increase, however, black students only graduated at 75% in 2015 as compared to 88% for whites. Black males in particular are under-represented in advanced placement (AP) classes and have lower standardized test scores. As a parent of two young boys, Ms. McGill Carpenter set out to identify the underlying causes of the achievement gap and create a solution. The result was Club 2012. The impact was tremendous  The participants achieved a 100% high school graduation rate. Additionally, close to 75% of the young men graduated from college. This groundbreaking book offers parents a way to work with schools to create the environment needed to allow young Black men to thrive in school. Inside these pages you will learn: -The real reasons behind the achievement gap -Why Parent involvement is essential to academic achievement -How to set children up for success in kindergarten so they're not playing catch-up in grades 1-12 -How to use the 'Village Approach' to connect families with the school system -The secret sauce of positive peer pressure, parent involvement, and high expectations\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e M. Ed Gabrielle McGill Carpenter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1987528646\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781987528640\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/04\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 330\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.97lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.69d","brand":"M. Ed Gabrielle McGill Carpenter","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44073457680639,"sku":"9781987528640","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_36ec1287-37c7-4273-9ffb-da506186a26d.jpg?v=1685447929","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-club-2012-phenomenon-m-ed-gabrielle-mcgill-carpenter-9781987528640","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}