Achievement Matters
Achievement Matters is a coordinated, intensified sustained effort to raise the achievement levels and strengthen the social skills of Black Americans, and other youth of color, in the Miami-Dade County Public School system. It implements a set of community education, mobilization, and advocacy initiatives that support youth and hold public policy-makers accountable for delivering services and programs that support student achievement. Funded by United Way of Miami-Dade County and Fisher Island Philanthropic Fund.
Achievement Matters is a coordinated, intensified and sustained effort to raise the achievement levels of Black Americans and other youth of color within the Miami-Dade Public School system, while strengthening their social skills. The program utilizes a combination of community education, mobilization and advocacy to support youth, and hold public policy makers accountable for delivering services to youth that work.