Brookings: Experts - Hugh B. Price

Reflections on a Historic First

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Senator Obama’s nomination is one for the history books, marking a key moment for African Americans and the country. Hugh Price reflects on the nomination, race relations, and the symbolism of a spectacle that evoked pride, awe and astonishment. The New Millenium, he says, has finally arrived.

Mobilizing the Community to Help Students Succeed

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Hugh B. Price shares the lessons learned during his tenure as president of the National Urban League and explains how educators can collaborate with others to reverse poor motivation, reward student success, and realize higher achievement in even the most challenged school districts.

The Obama Victory: Giving Affirmative Action Its Due

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Hugh B. Price argues that the growing acceptance of diversity that fueled Senator Obama's victory was due to affirmative action, which unquestionably has made our robustly diverse nation a more perfect union.

About-Face! A Case for Quasi-military Public High Schools

Thu, 01 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Hugh B. Price offers a new approach to educating young people who are faring miserably in public schools. He makes a case for quasi-military public high schools because they offer a safe environment, academic excellence and a surprising focus on the whole child.

Wright Defends Sermons as Debate Over Race Continues

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Senior Fellow Hugh Price appeared on the Newshour with Jim Lehrer to discuss the impact of recent statements by Rev. Jeremiah Wright on the U.S. presidential race. Price contends that Senator Obama must stick to his message and challenge the media to cover his words and agenda, not Rev. Wright’s.

Mobilizing to Fight Childhood Obesity

Thu, 31 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Hugh B. Price and Oliver Sloman look at the challenge in linking community agencies like the YMCA, as well as local schools, with health care professionals who can help children and their families ward off obesity and curtail the accompanying chronic illnesses.

Mobilizing Retired Physicians to Fight Childhood Obesity

Tue, 22 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT

With childhood obesity climbing, kids face higher risks of heart disease, hypertension and high blood pressure in adulthood or earlier. Hugh Price and Oliver Sloman call to reverse this health epidemic by looking to retired health care professionals for assistance.

Quasi-Military Approaches to Educating Students Who Are Struggling in School and in Life

Wed, 31 Oct 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Hugh Price suggests that the military invests more in understanding human development than any other institution on earth with the best track record in training and advancing minorities. He provides opening remarks and moderates a policy forum about the National Guard Youth ChalleNGe Program, a quasi-military youth corps for school dropouts.

50-Year Anniversary of Little Rock Nine

Sat, 06 Oct 2007 16:28:08 GMT

Senior Fellow Hugh B. Price discusses the legacy of the Little Rock Nine for desegregation today.

Demilitarizing What the Pentagon Knows About Educating Young People

Wed, 03 Oct 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Hugh Price argues that the United States can transform troubled and troublesome cohort of America’s youths into solid citizens and valued societal assets by modeling the U.S. military education methods.

Advancing Economic Success for All Americans

Tue, 10 Jul 2007 00:00:00 GMT

The recent Supreme Court decision to strike down the use of race as a factor for assigning children to public schools has reignited the debate about the progress of race and opportunity in the U.S.

Preserving America's Compelling Interest in School Integration

Thu, 28 Jun 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Opinion by Hugh B. Price (06/28/2007)

Demilitarizing What the Pentagon Knows About Developing Young People: A New Paradigm for Educating Students Who Are Struggling in School and in Life

Tue, 01 May 2007 00:00:00 GMT

CCF Working Paper by Hugh B. Price (May 2007)

Pathways to the Middle Class: Ensuring Greater Upward Mobility for All Americans

Wed, 28 Feb 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Middle-class prosperity is the cornerstone of the American Dream. Americans believe that through hard work and education families can enter the middle class and keep on climbing. However, recent evidence shows that, even with a rebounding U.S. econom

Assuring Student Achievement: Strengthen America through Education Reforms

Wed, 28 Feb 2007 00:00:00 GMT

The quality of education substantially determines the competitiveness of America's workforce and the social mobility of our citizenry. Demographic trends indicate that the U.S. economy will rely increasingly upon minority workers, especially Latinos and African-Americans, who are a steadily growing proportion of the adult workforce.

Diversity Goals Help Kids in School -- and Later in Life

Fri, 16 Feb 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Opinion by Hugh B. Price, The Press-Enterprise (2/16/07)

Transitioning Ex-Offenders into Jobs and Society

Mon, 10 Apr 2006 00:00:00 GMT

Opinion by Hugh B. Price, washingtonpost.com (4/10/06)