Deputy Secretary of Education to address black male education at Morehouse summit
Assistant Deputy Secretary of Education Jim Shelton will be the keynote speaker Friday at Morehouse College’s Black Male Summit.
At the summit, “Black Boys, Black Men and Comprehensive Education: A View From the Front of the Bus,” Shelton is expected to discuss the role of ensuring educational excellence and equity for African-American males.
The summit extends the missions of the Morehouse Research Institute and the Morehouse Male Initiative and serves as a forum to inform public policy and action agendas as they relate to and impact upon African-American boys and men in the educational arena.
Shelton will speak at 11 a.m. at Morehouse’s Executive Leadership Center, 830 Westview Dr.
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