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During his term in Milwaukee, Peterkin has also shown a penchant for gaining approval for original reforms. This fall the Milwaukee school board adopted his proposal for two African-American immersion schools, an idea that had received national publicity earlier in the year...
...plan was proposed by a member of the school board in response to the alarming rates of failure for this group of students in the Milwaukee schools. "In our experience less than 10 percent of Black males at the high school level had a B average or better," says Peterkin...
...Peterkin, who is Black, says he originally opposed the immersion schools proposal because he had spent 25 years attempting to integrate schools, while this plan would encourage segregation. But Peterkin says he decided to back the plan after being convinced that the novel curriculum could help Black males stay in school and eventually join an integrated society...
...special curriculum includes classes on gender and Black culture as well as weekend and summer programs. Peterkin says he was instrumental in winning approval from the school board for the plan, but the interest of the community will determine its future success...
Koechley says both Harvard and Peterkin should share responsibility for what will be a setback to improvement in Milwaukee's public schools. "I think Harvard is detestable for doing this," he says. "Peterkin was a rare ray of hope. This is something that requires a special person's leadership...