Sonny Clark
Diamond Member
- Banned
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We're creating a very poor and dependent society, and it's not getting any better. Our schools are reporting a major of students are at or below the poverty line. This is a major shame on all of us for allowing this to happen.
The growing poverty problem in America's schools ---- The growing poverty problem in America s schools - Jan. 29 2015
The share of schoolkids who qualify for free or reduced lunches crossed the 50% threshold in 2013, according to a recent Southern Education Foundation report. That compares to fewer than 32% back in 1989.
There are three main reasons behind the increase, said Steve Suitts, the report's author.
About 90% of America's children go to public school. Test scores clearly show that low-income students are far less proficient in math and reading than their better-off peers.
American children who go to schools with fewer than 10% of students eligible for subsidized lunch score close to the top in math tests given to 15-year-olds, just behind China, Singapore and Taiwan. But kids in schools with 25% to 50% of peers in subsidized lunch fall about 16 rungs to the lower third of developed countries.
Where did we go wrong? Why have we neglected one of the main keys to the future of America?
The growing poverty problem in America's schools ---- The growing poverty problem in America s schools - Jan. 29 2015
The share of schoolkids who qualify for free or reduced lunches crossed the 50% threshold in 2013, according to a recent Southern Education Foundation report. That compares to fewer than 32% back in 1989.
There are three main reasons behind the increase, said Steve Suitts, the report's author.
- Though the economy is recovering, it's not producing enough good-paying jobs to lift families into better financial situations.
- The growth in immigration is bringing more low-income children into the school system.
- Higher-income families are having fewer kids.
About 90% of America's children go to public school. Test scores clearly show that low-income students are far less proficient in math and reading than their better-off peers.
American children who go to schools with fewer than 10% of students eligible for subsidized lunch score close to the top in math tests given to 15-year-olds, just behind China, Singapore and Taiwan. But kids in schools with 25% to 50% of peers in subsidized lunch fall about 16 rungs to the lower third of developed countries.
Where did we go wrong? Why have we neglected one of the main keys to the future of America?