The chairman and former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Reuters news agency – James C. Smith – is a top investor and board member for pharmaceuticals giant Pfizer. He was elected to the [.]
earn bachelor s degrees in four years compared to 32% nationally. half of your schools are in urban areas. we talk about public education and the way it s disintegrated in so many urban areas. what are you able to do that is different from those story that is we keep hearing? why are you able to succeed in urban areas where others have not been able to? a couple of this is built on research. this is not new to us, but it brings it together in one package. obviously we know that many young people in urban high schools that are large get lost. and by forming an academy, we have a smaller learning community where young people stay together, are known by their teachers, are supported by their teachers, by bringing business advisory boards as partners to the school, we provide mentorships, expand the student s network and change their horizon in terms of what they want to do and their belief in what they can do. many of our young people, we