School choice has become a hot topic, particularly in debates over funding and educational equity.
For the past decade, Brandon Scarborough has worked to empower Black youth through his nonprofit, Dreams Academy, which originally offered a variety of programs to teach life skills to Black boys—everything from etiquette and financial management to problem-solving.
Scarborough and his team have touched the lives of more than 1,000 young Black men and have expanded their programming to include Black girls…