Where: Office of Postsecondary Readiness, New York
When: Tuesday, November 8 at 8:00 a.m.
All The Difference
by Tod Lending, Joy Thomas Moore, and Wes Moore
Join Graduate NYC and the NYC Department of Education’s Office of Postsecondary Readiness for a free screening of All The Difference as part of GNYC’s Community Best Practice Forum and Professional Development Day. The 90-minute screening will be followed by a panel featuring the film’s Oscar®-nominated producer/director Tod Lending, the young men featured in the film as well as local practitioners and experts. The panel will be moderated Paul Forbes, Director of the NYC DOE’s Office of Postsecondary Readiness. For more information, please visit Graduate NYC’s website.
About Graduate NYC: Graduate NYC envisions a future in which students of all racial and socioeconomic backgrounds are completing high school ready for college and enrolling in, persisting in, and completing associate and bachelor’s degrees in their preferred area of study at significantly higher rates than they are currently.
All The Difference conversation starter: Urban Prep provided Krishaun and Robert with a lot of support to help them get to and through college. What role should high schools play in their students’ college ambitions?
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- College-Bound Student Handbook
- College Bound Student Handbook: Facilitator’s Guide
- Family Tip Sheets
- Discussion Guide
- Delve Deeper Reading List
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