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Urban Ed, Inc.
2041 Martin Luther King Jr Ave., SE
Suite M-2
Washington, DC 20020
202-610-2344
202-610-2355 fax

info@UrbanEd.org

www.UrbanEd.org

ack of education and low performance early in children’s educational paths lead to the multiple issues we face in our communities among our teen and young adult population. For example, truancy is extremely high ranging between 38-52% of our teens; according to AYP on attendance over 680 of our teens are not in school on any given day; enrollment in the 11th grade drops in half indicating that youth do not make it past grade 10; and in any given quarter we have over 1,200 teen arrests. In turn this leads to other issues such as:

  • Our average poverty rate is 42.2% compared to 20% city-wide
  • Unemployment is over 29% compared to the current 12.1% for the entire District
  • 14.3% (approx. 10,500) of 18-24 year olds do not have a high school diploma or equivalency
  • 20% of children live in households where the head of household is a high school dropout


    • Education and literacy impacts all of these issues and if we address it early on, we can help begin to tackle the bigger picture that plaques our neighborhoods.

    Through our Pathways to Prosperity initiative we are transforming youth and young adults into high-performing, well-paid members of the technology workforce. Our current programs under our Pathways initiative inspire family literacy and include: Urban Ed is a certified testing center to administer Certiport exams for Microsoft, IC3 and Adobe. Contact us for more info about scheduling an exam, cost and how we can help you assess readiness and develop an action plan to get certified in one week! Call us at 202-610-2344 or email Urban Ed Certification Testing.

    Urban Ed also has special projects that help support our Pathways initiative. These include:

    Urban Ed's 2009 - 2010 training schedule has been set. Click here to download a hard copy of the calendar. You can view it online under each of the programs as well. Applications are still being accepted for some courses.

    Classes for the Winter term begin February 9, 2010. Click on the links to learn more about our Pathways to Prosperity programs, dates and times or to register complete our online application. There is no application fee to apply.