The stress of poverty can cause some teens and children to have to grow up too fast, taking on very adult-style responsibilities. Here is one high-flying graduate’s story from DeWitt Clinton High School in the Bronx
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Ambitious Bronx Teen Ignores Obstacles, ‘Strives for the Skies’
Posted on 10 April 2015.
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Book Review: There Are No Children Here
Posted on 01 April 2015.
What began as an article for the Wall Street Journal expanded into a book. In There Are No Children Here, author Alex Kotlowitz told the tale of two African-American boys growing up in Horner Houses, one of the most dangerous projects in Chicago in the 80s. He illuminated issues like gang violence, drug trade and […]
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