Durham Nativity School
Monday, March 10 2008
by Dave DeWitt
DNS students during morning assembly (Photo:Dave DeWitt)
African-American boys are more at risk of falling through the cracks of the public education system than any other group. And the most vulnerable age for these young men is middle school when school can become a chore and destructive habits can ruin their future.
It’s with these two thoughts in mind that Doctor Joseph Moylan founded The Durham Nativity School in 2002. The school is based on a 30-year old model and offers students from low-income backgrounds a path to success. Tuition is free at the middle school, and all graduates receive scholarships to private high schools and the colleges of their choice. But even with that incentive, the road for many of the students is long and hard. Dave DeWitt reports.
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