WE NEED
MORE EDUCATORS OF COLOR
The majority of Black and Latino students will go twelve years without having a teacher or principal that looks like them. As a result, these students will never get the chance to achieve their full academic potential.
JUNIOR LEADERS BROTHERHOOD
HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
Leadership Development and the cultivation of our next generation of educators is a worthwhile investment.
Junior Leaders prepare young adults who can lead the way and become the next generation of educational leaders. The future of our community and our country lies in the ability to develop a pipeline of talented, courageous, and influential leaders in education who can take up the mantle and take on the challenges that lie ahead.
The TRA organization is comprised of education professionals who have vast experience at the local, regional and national level. Our staff members serve as trailblazers and role models for today’s youth who will assume their positions in academia tomorrow. Through example and leadership training, our staff members work tirelessly to help empower our Junior Leaders to build character and create hope, aspirations, plans, and futures.
THE HOME LIBRARY INITIATIVE
CHILDREN & ADOLESCENTS
Having a library in the home is proven to positively benefit children in many different of ways.
In a two decade long study preformed by Science Direct, it was discovered that simply having books in the home increases children’s academic success, vocabulary development and job attainment. The study also showed that home libraries have a significant impact on decreasing IEP's, ADD and other attention disorders diagnoses.
Exposure to books during adolescent life stages is an integral part of social practices that foster long-term cognitive competencies. The two decade long study also showed the difference between being raised in a "book-less" home compared to being raised in a home with over 500-books in a library. Based on the study, a child with a home library exceeding 500 books and an illiterate parent had equal opportunity of educational advancement compared to a child whose parents have graduated from a post-secondary institution. In both cases, having university-educated parents or a book collection propelled a child an average of 3.2 years further in education.
Based on this research and others, TRA is serious about helping to establish home libraries for families in underserved communities.