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Algebra Camp Aims to Boost College Entry for African-American Teens

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Doing poorly in high school math doesn't just shut the doors to an engineering career. For many students it's shutting the doors to college itself. We pay a visit to a summer algebra boot camp, where dozens of African-American teens this week finished a six-week algebra program at a church youth center in Los Angeles' Crenshaw neighborhood.

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