Archive for September, 2013
school reform and poverty
Is the school reform movement a distraction from poverty and racial inequality? Diane Ravitch, a critic of the school reform movement, released her new book. Read more: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/11/education/loud-voice-fighting-tide-of-new-trend-in-education.html?ref=education
Read morepoverty growth in green bay
Last year, 60% percent of the student body in the Green Bay, Wisconsin school district was identified as economically disadvantaged–which is an all time high for the district. Compared to the year before, the number of students experiencing homelessness has also risen (from 937 to 1,081).
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