FOX Business Host Charles Payne Supports "Rigorous Education"

FOX Business Network host Charles Payne hosted a fundraiser Thursday to benefit the Boys and Girls Club of Harlem, and shared his motivation on Fox News Friday.

During FOX & Friends, Charles Payne shared that while there are programs to help African American youth in the city, they don’t often start funneling students into workforce programs until later stages of their education.

Payne's comments on African-American education begins at the 4:14 Mark:

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According to Payne, "I've got a lot of plans... right now, I think blacks are six, maybe six or seven black CEOs of Fortune 500 companies. Now, there's a lot of programs out there, to get young black men and women and girls into the into the workforce. The problem is most of them start like a 12th grade and they're really watered down and they don't mean anything. 

"But if you go to New York City public school and you're in black kid, you probably will be reading at a ninth grade level. So me trying to help you in 12th grade is ridiculous. I would like to find a way to nurture young talent at the very beginning. First of all, I'm pushing really hard for more rigorous education."