Welcome to the Doctors Office — Your Papers Please

By Cherylyn LeBon Harley, Co-Chairman of the Project 21 Black Leadership Network

I recently took my daughter to our pediatric ophthalmologist — a physician she has seen for several years, and with whom we have a very good relationship.

At this appointment, however, the receptionist gave me three new forms to fill out.  These forms were not the usual update forms.  This new paperwork required specific and personal demographic information.

Putting Students to the Test to Make Them Go Farther

Cherylyn Harley LeBon

By Cherylyn Harley LeBon, Project 21

Education experts, counselors and parents often debate the question, “How do we persuade students to start thinking about college?”

The answer, according to D.C. Council Chairman Kwame R. Brown, is simple and innovative: Require all students in District schools to take a college-entrance exam and apply to a college.

Announced in January, Brown’s plan has been