Why AAERO?

• African American students have been disproportionately labeled mentally handicapped and placed in special education classes.
• Gifted African American students have been less often identified and, consequently, have been denied the opportunities and status accorded other gifted students.
• African American students have been disproportionately subjected to expulsion, suspension and corporal punishment, for alleged violation of school rules.
• African American students are less likely than others to participate in academic enrichment activities in informal education settings, such as science centers, museums, zoos, and technology centers.
• Although there is a wide range of options for college, with considerable variation in the ways in which teaching and learning take place, African American students attend a narrow range of higher education institutions, and have comparatively high drop out rates.