Alexandria Academy Institute recognizes that academic failure is not the fault of inherent deficits of character or intellect but of economic disparity, red-line real estate practices, institutional marginalization, unequal distribution of educational resources, stereotype threat, and ineffectual pedagogical practices, expectations, and the mindset therein engendered. The Alexandria Project works to “level the playing field” – regardless of gender, race, ethnicity, or socioeconomic status.