To engage, educate, and empower African American parents and community in the educational process.
Our mission fuels our goal for the upward mobility of African American students through educational advancement.
To advocate for policies, programs, processes and the equitable distribution of human and material resources that accelerate the academic achievement results for African American students.
SEPARATE BUT EQUAL
Separate but equal is not equal. (Brown vs. Board of Education)
SOUND BASIC EDUCATION
All students are entitled to a “sound basic education.” (Leandro Case)
ALL STUDENTS SHOULD GRADUATE
All students should graduate from high school, college, or workforce ready. (NCDPI)
"THE FUNCTION OF EDUCATION IS TO TEACH ONE TO THINK INTENSIVELY AND TO THINK CRITICALLY. INTELLIGENCE PLUS CHARACTER – THAT IS THE GOAL OF TRUE EDUCATION."
We perish for lack of knowledge. AAFAEA believes in keeping the African American community, parents, and students informed.
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It is important to note that the performance of African American students highlighted in the below statistics are only a sampling of the low performance indicators. that cause alarm for the recent academic slide African American students have experienced over the last 4 years.
100%
NC Black Students Have Rights To Sound Education
32%
NC Black Students Meet The UNC Minimum Standard
26%
NC Black Students Are College Ready
70%
CMS Students Fail To Meet Reading / Math Reqs.
26%
NC Black Students Are Career Ready
78%
CMS Black Student Test Failures In Math
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