New data from the U.S. Department of Education shows that more than 1.1 million homeless students–10 percent more than the previous year–are enrolled in the nation’s public schools. North Carolina is among the states with the biggest growth in the number of homeless students at 53 percent. Read the entire article, which links to the […]
The Washington Post’s Valerie Strauss writes about a new report from ETS (Educational Testing Service) that sheds light on the economic and educational effects of poverty. Writes Strauss, “The report also discusses modern education reform and its effects on the educational outcomes for poor children. It says that reform that fails to address the issue […]
“A lot of people think demographics alone will bring about change and it won’t,” said Gail Christopher, who heads the W.K. Kellogg Foundation’s America Healing project on racial equity. “If attitudes and behaviors don’t change, demographics will just mean we’ll have a majority population that is low-income, improperly educated, disproportionately incarcerated with greater health disparities.” Read the […]
Improbable Scholars: The Rebirth of a Great American School System and a Strategy for America’s Schools is an uplifting tale of a high-poverty school district (Union City, New Jersey) and how adequate funding (including free pre-K), a rigorous curriculum, testing used as a diagnostic (not punitive) tool add up to great success. “If you believe that […]
