OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN
Advancement Project's Opportunity to Learn Program seeks to take decisive actions to eliminate institutional barriers that exclude children of color and poor children from quality K-12 education and opportunities to pursue college degrees. Currently, the Program comprises two initiatives: Ending the Schoolhouse to Jailhouse Track and Quality Education for All.
Ending the Schoolhouse to Jailhouse Track
Since our inception, Advancement Project has worked to end harsh and unfair school disciplinary measures that are pushing children of color off of an academic track and on to a track to prison.
Quality Education for All
Advancement Project's 10-year goal for our Opportunity to Learn program is to increase the number of students of color who are eligible to attend four-year colleges/universities, and ultimately stimulating a national commitment to achieve the same percentage increase nationwide.