POVERTY TEACHES SCHOOLS A LESSON NEWS ANALYSIS FINDS HOW INCOME IS LINKED TO ACHIEVEMENT, HOW DISTRICTS ARE COPING.(Local) Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO) (4/3/2000)
...contrasts in the nature of poverty that help explain wide differences in achievement. The News' analysis...success in rich and poor school districts alike. The...educators statewide. Poverty is a prime predictor...statewide. But urban ...

Achievement gap 'not all poverty'; race is a factor Bright black kids may get low-ball advice, says one researcher Chicago Sun-Times (11/15/2001)
Poverty alone does not explain the large gap in achievement between black students...in Illinois public schools, data released today...Statewide, the largest achievement gap is between blacks...the annual Illinois school report card, ...

Research : Poverty and Achievement. Phi Delta Kappan (12/1/1999)
...poverty as a cause of low achievement. He argued that my...demographic factors, such as poverty, that are beyond the control of schools. This is like arguing...arguing that at all. "Poverty, like gravity, is...profound ways. So does ...

14 area schools win achievement recognition: High-poverty schools named in state testing program. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI) (9/20/2006)
...River Trail elementary schools, as well as Milwaukee's Rufus King High School and the Spanish Immersion School. To earn the New Wisconsin...Promise distinction, schools must be among the highest-poverty schools in the ...

Schools urged to share ideas to tackle impact of poverty; DEPRIVATION LINKED TO LACK OF ACHIEVEMENT FOR PUPILS.(News) Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales) (1/23/2012)
...between being born in poverty and not doing very well...reduce the link between poverty and achievement." He said it was interesting...standard point is that schools can't do it alone...children receiving free school meals and the ...

Schools, poverty, and the achievement gap.(IN CANADA) Phi Delta Kappan (9/1/2007)
...with the debate on the achievement gap, especially in...more behind or out of school entirely. Although...fascinating title of Child Poverty in Perspective: An...the variation in child poverty levels between OECD...transfers has a child ...

Pupils' Poverty Drives Achievement Gap The Washington Post (9/2/2001)
...unsuccessfully with poverty and low achievement for decades. It...the nation. Its school buildings are among...commitment to public schools by its generally...Montgomery County schools are untouched by the influx of poverty, ...

Why an undemocratic capitalism has brought public education to its knees: the public schools are being punished for the achievement gap, which they did not create and cannot close. Mr. Gibboney urges educators to rise up and fight to protect public education and democracy, which will both collapse if our society refuses to take the steps necessary to eliminate poverty.(A MANIFESTO) Phi Delta Kappan (9/1/2008)
...nation's public schools, and No Child Left...designed to reduce poverty and its toxic effects...children to succeed in school, our lawmakers...path of penalizing schools in poverty-stricken cities...it can close this ...

Most students still not proficient: Achievement gaps remain among racial groups; poverty isn't a factor. Daily Press (Victorville, CA) (8/16/2007)
...majority of public school students are still...language arts. And the achievement gap among ethnic...away because of the poverty that has been so...students living in poverty. His district has...subgroups. And schools like West Side Park ...