Dossier
Great Expectation Mentoring
Coverage of Great Expectation Mentoring in the Nexus archive.
- Chicago’s Black Student Success Director Eugene Robinson Jr. talks about the initiative’s first year
Eugene Robinson Jr., Chicago Public Schools’ first director of Black student success, discusses the challenges of implementing the Black Student Success Plan amid federal funding disputes and community expectations. The initiative, aligned with state law and the district’s strategic plan, faced delays in forming a guiding committee and legal scrutiny from the Trump administration.