Colorado Springs / El Paso County, Colorado

Our Vision

All Black Youth in El Paso County Colorado perform at grade level or above in school.

All children are welcome, but Black Youth will lead the change needed to help all youth achieve their full potential.

Why is the Movement needed?

  1. Reading proficiency is foundational to academic and career success

  2. Only 16% of Black 4th grade students scored proficient in reading on the 2022 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) compared to 41% for White students (Data)

  3. Locally, only 15.7% of Black 3rd grade students in School District 11 met or exceeded expectations on the Colorado Reading test, CMAS ELA, compared to 39.5% for White students.

  4. In Colorado statewide, only 22.9% of Black 3rd grade students met expectations compared to 50% for White students.

  5. This educational inequity is not acceptable

  6. This is a longstanding crisis with no clear solution demonstrated by the education system

Our children cannot wait

  1. Waiting for the system to address this need is not working

  2. More of the same is not working

  3. Schools cannot focus on one group of students over another, so schools cannot directly address the need that is clearly facing Black Youth

  4. Our only choice is to build a Movement to support families and students and provide them with the training needed to close the Skill Gap

The inequities our youth face

  1. Black youth face a significant inequity in NAEP test scores

  2. Black students are 13 times more likely to be suspended from school than White students for the same offense

  3. Black Americans are 5 times more likely to be incarcerated than White Americans for similar offenses

  4. Home ownership rate for Black Americans is 44% compared to 73% for White Americans

  5. White families on average have a six to one wealth advantage over Black families

Solutions

  1. Join the Movement

  2. Volunteer

  3. Donate, help to raise funds

  4. Families provide the right learning experiences at home and through online training to help all youth build the right skill set to succeed

  5. Training resources provided by the Movement

  6. Volunteers support families and youth

  7. Detailed information about the program is available on the family orientation page on the home website for Rise1000X.

The Black Youth Success Movement operates under Success4rkids, a 501c3 nonprofit based in Akron, Ohio. Although we focus on uplifting Black Youth, all youth are welcome. Imagine if all Black Youth achieved their full potential, created educational equity and led the nation in solving the reading crisis for all students.

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