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According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, only 9.1% of Black people hold computer and math related jobs. Milwaukee Excellence Charter School Principal Lita Mallett says her goal is to give all students the ability to pursue the field if they want.
More than 100 Black students at Milwaukee Excellence Charter School are taking an Advanced Placement (AP) computer science exam on Monday. That’s more than four times the number of Black students in the entire state who took the test a year ago.
Before Milwaukee Public Schools let out for holiday break last December, WUWM’s Race & Ethnicity reporter Teran Powell sat in on a virtual class at Milwaukee Excellence Charter School with sophomores who were preparing to take their AP Computer Science Principles final exams.