About Urban Prep Academies
Urban
Prep
Academies was founded in 2002 by Tim King and a group of
African-American education,
business and civic leaders who wanted to improve the
educational
opportunities available to urban
boys. In 2005, this nonprofit organization was approved under Chicago's
Renaissance 2010 initiative to
open Urban Prep Charter Academy for Young Men-- Englewood Campus. Urban
Prep
is the country's first charter
public high school for boys. Since accepting its first class in the fall
of
2006, Urban Prep has been recognized internationally for its success in
improving
the academic, social and emotional development of urban young men. In addition to the Englewood campus, Urban Prep operates two other schools: the East Garfield Park Campus and the South Shore Campus. 100%
of Urban Prep's graduates have been admitted to college.
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