Cross-referencing and education data, researchers found that that a majority of all public school students in one third of Americas states now come from low-income families. How much does this have to do with educational outcomes? A lot. Social science research over the last few decades has shown that two thirds of student achievement is a product of out-of-school factors — and among the most powerful of those is economic status. Thats hardly shocking: Kids who experience destitution and all the problems that come with it have enough trouble just surviving, much less succeeding in school.
Posted on: Sat, 09 Nov 2013 23:40:57 +0000
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