[vc_row][vc_column][vc_btn title=”Apply Today! ” color=”peacoc” size=”lg” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.google.com%2Fforms%2Fd%2Fe%2F1FAIpQLScTmpJRDVZij0NPNQCNp9lZFZ809JaMNbUj9SpENYWrz_IkDA%2Fviewform||target:%20_blank|”][vc_single_image image=”3601″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_cta h2=”FACT #1 ” h4=”According to the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), 1 out of every 3 Black boys born today can be expected to be sentenced to prison—compared to 1 out of 6 Latino boys, and 1 out of 17 white boys.” style=”outline” color=”peacoc”][/vc_cta][vc_cta h2=”FACT #2″ h4=”According to the NAACP, spending on prisons and jails has increased at triple the rate of spending on Pre‐K‐12 public education in the last 30 years.” style=”outline” color=”green”][/vc_cta][vc_cta h2=”FACT #3″ h4=”According to the National Center for Education Statistics, in 2019, the percentage of students in grades 9 through 12 reported being threatened or injured with a weapon on school property was higher who were not sure about their sexual identity (13%) and for students who were gay, lesbian, or bisexual (12%) than for heterosexual students (6%). ” style=”outline” color=”peacoc”][/vc_cta][vc_cta h2=”FACT #4″ h4=”According to YWCABHAM, minority students are 2 times more likely to feel unsafe in schools in America compared to the number of white students. ” style=”outline” color=”green”][/vc_cta][vc_cta h2=”FACT #5″ h4=”According to the National Education Association, teachers are paid approximately 20% less than other college-educated workers with similar experience. ” style=”outline” color=”peacoc”][/vc_cta][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_cta h2=”Questions?” style=”outline” color=”green”]For more information, please email our Youth Justice Organizer, Kathia Sotelo-Calderon at kathia.sotelo@maketheroadnv.org.[/vc_cta][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_cta h2=”Follow Us! ” style=”outline” color=”green”]Follow us at @youthpowerprojectnv on Instagram and @YPPNV on Twitter for the latest Youth Power Project updates, events, and more![/vc_cta][/vc_column][/vc_row]