Education and Poverty: Confronting the Evidence
There is a growing body of research about the detrimental impact of poverty and non-academic factors on student achievement. A new paper […]
Tag: poverty
Another 60 Minutes Piece on Children in Poverty
To follow up on a story aired last March about the sharp increases in child poverty, 60 Minutes last night continued its […]
How Housing Insecurity Impacts Children
The Spotlight on Poverty and Opportunity is running a series of commentaries in November and December exploring the relationship between housing and […]
Massachusetts Governor Hosts Education Summit
This morning, Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick hosted Education Summit 2011: Closing the Achievement Gap. Joined by Massachusetts Secretary of Education Paul Reville […]
Census Bureau Releases Experimental, Revised Poverty Calculation
For the first time in 40 years, the Census Bureau has today released new experimental poverty measures to supplement the official poverty […]
New White Papers on “Achievable and Affordable” Education
The Campaign for Educational Equity, based at Columbia University’s Teachers College, issued five very interesting white papers about student support and the […]
New Report Details 40% of US Children Living in Low-earning Families
More news about how the economy is affecting children and families: the Foundation for Child Development‘s new report, Living on the Edge: […]
MCAS Scores and the Achievement Gap
The 2011 MCAS scores were released last week (check out our roundup of the news). The Boston Globe published its own review […]
Poverty and Education Reform
The Washington Post’s Valerie Strauss has an important piece on her blog, The Answer Sheet, today: “Public education’s biggest problem gets worse.” […]
Both/And: Improving Education in Schools and in the Community
City Connects team member Matthew Welch penned a thoughtful guest post on BC professor Andy Hargreaves‘ blog, “Both/And: Improving Education in Schools […]