Hillary Clinton endorses all-boys public schools in high-crime areas

April 29, 2016 at 11:21 a.m.

by The Associated Press

FILE - In this April 26, 2016 file photo, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton moves to the stage at her presidential primary election night rally in Philadelphia. Bernie Sanders defied expectations to turn his long-shot presidential bid into a real threat for the Democratic nomination. But as his path to the White House becomes all-but-impossible, some of his supporters are lashing out at a system they believe was engineered against them from the start. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)
FILE - In this April 26, 2016 file photo, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton moves to the stage at her presidential primary election night rally in Philadelphia. Bernie Sanders defied expectations to turn his long-shot presidential bid into a real threat for the Democratic nomination. But as his path to the White House becomes all-but-impossible, some of his supporters are lashing out at a system they believe was engineered against them from the start. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

NEW YORK — Hillary Clinton says she wants a network of all-boys public schools in high-crime areas to "spread across America."

In midtown Manhattan, Clinton said she supports the expansion of Eagle Academies, which help thwart the "school-to-prison pipeline" for many boys of color.

Six Eagle Academies provide extended school days and mentorship opportunities for 2,500 students in New York and New Jersey. Last year, 88 percent of their high school seniors graduated.

Clinton is credited with helping the first Eagle Academy open in 2004 while she was a New York senator.

The Democratic presidential candidate spoke Friday at a fundraiser for the foundation that supports the six schools. She said many boys in inner city neighborhoods are left "feeling their futures are inevitable," which is "a rebuke to the American dream."

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