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 […]
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The Cost of Child Poverty: $500 Billion a Ye...
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 […]
Demographic Change Amplifies Importance of Academic Achieveme...
“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 […]
Great Read! The Rebirth of a Great American School Syst...
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 […]