Excerpt: Going Beyond the Theory That Black Males Owe Their Academic Success to Grit and Resilience

Charles Cole III pictured as a baby on the cover of his dissertation, Beyond Grit & Resilience, and Cole pictured today. (Charles Cole III)

By Charles Cole III

October 23, 2019

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Charles Cole III is the founder and executive director of the education advocacy group Energy Convertors and co-founded State of Black Education - Oakland. He received his doctorate in education from San Francisco State University. You can hear him weekly on the 8 Black Hands podcast.

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Excerpt: Going Beyond the Theory That Black Males Owe Their Academic Success to Grit and Resilience

Education news and commentary, delivered right to your inbox.

Most Popular

‘A Bankrupt Concept of Math’: Some Educators Argue Calculus Should Be Dethroned

Classical Academies: What if Education’s Next Big Thing is 2,500 Years Old?

Ransomware Group Claims Massive Data Leak But MN Files’ Whereabouts a Mystery

If March Madness Were about Social Mobility, We’d Be Cheering Florida Atlantic U

Tough Love: Study Shows Kids Benefit from Teachers With High Grading Standards

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