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Showing posts with label Disparity btw rich and poor. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Disparity btw rich and poor. Show all posts

Tuesday, August 2, 2011

Your Take: Bill a Threat to Poor Students

Your Take: Bill a Threat to Poor Students
A below-the-radar measure would allow billions aimed at educating poor kids to be diverted.
Article at The Root website: http://www.theroot.com/views/your-take-bill-threat-poor-students

 

Thursday, May 19, 2011

We have to act on our National Budget!

"Ronald Reagan’s budget director, David Stockman, says it’s time to cut and tax to save the country’s finances.

The leading GOP deficit plan, says Stockman, quote:  “appears to be an attack on the poor in order to coddle the rich.” Ouch. But wait. He’s very tough on Democrats, too. Solving our fiscal problems, he says, will take big cuts and new taxes.

This hour: David Stockman on the American deficit."

- Tom Ashbrook
On Point -radio program 5/19/2011

Friday, April 8, 2011

The Gypsy Librarian: Haves and Have-Nots

The Gypsy Librarian: Haves and Have-Nots: "I haven't posted this past week because I was busy running my school's book fair. With the elevator out of order and the library on th..."

Friday, April 1, 2011

Less money for both schools and students = lower student performance

Check out this short article in the Wall Street Journal:
Academic Success Versus High Poverty
  on the disparity between well-off and poorer schools and students.
Poverty is a huge factor in student performance.  I imagine many factors of oppression and status quo of both the 1950 and 60s model of education hand in hand with the poverty of schools.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704893604576200701272119020.html?mod=WSJ_Opinion_MIDDLEThirdBucket