Fiscal Note
No appropriation is required at this time. Implementation of certain recommendations may require an appropriation in the future, subject to approval by the Common Council.
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Supporting the Mayor in accepting the President's My Brother’s Keeper challenge on behalf of Madison, Wisconsin.
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WHEREAS, the President of the United States has issued a call to action to cities across the country to implement a coherent cradle-to-college-and-career strategy for improving the life outcomes of all young people to ensure that they can reach their full potential, regardless of who they are, where they come from, or the circumstances into which they are born; and
WHEREAS, this challenge specifically calls for addressing persistent opportunity gaps faced by boys and young men of color (including African Americans, Hispanic Americans, Native Americans and Hmong Americans) and ensuring that all young people can reach their full potential; and
WHEREAS, young men are not the only concern, but are indeed the largest group with the largest persistent opportunity gap; and
WHEREAS, the President’s challenge calls for communities to focus a collective strategy on not less than two of these six items:
· All children enter school cognitively, physically, socially, and emotionally prepared;
· All children read at grade level by third grade;
· All young people graduate from high school;
· All young people complete post-secondary education or training;
· All youth out of school are employed; and
· All young people are safe from violent crime.
WHEREAS, the City of Madison and several city partners and other local organizations are currently working to improve the tragic reality that in Madison, boys of color are appreciably less likely to have success in any of these measures than their white counterparts; and
WHEREAS, the City has a leadership role to play within the community to convene organizations, identify effective strategies, and promote collaboration in a...
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