As a higher education professional and soon to be doctoral student, studying to become an urban youth and community guru, it has become increasingly clear that re-educating our inner city youth is key. However, before the re-education of the youth can occur, there must be a time of re-education and better preparation for teaching professionals.…

As we enter deeper into the 21st Century, there is a more urgent need to transform our educational system in the United States to better prepare our youth for the careers and technology of the future. This study examines how improving technology education at the high school level can improve the learning and college readiness of urban youth. It…