Yes, another post linking poverty and poor educational outcomes. "Way too many students face some poverty. And that’s enough to inhibit their development. Poverty is by far the most significant factor influencing students’ educational development. The pervasiveness of poverty, not its chronic nature, is a significant problem for our society." With all the eagerness of politicians to devise plans to evaluate teachers against educational outcomes, one wonders why there are no plans to evaluate politicians according to how well they reduce poverty.
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