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‘Broader, bolder’ strategy to ending poverty’s influence on education - The Answer Sheet - The Washington Post

‘Broader, bolder’ strategy to ending poverty’s influence on education - The Answer Sheet - The Washington Post:

‘Broader, bolder’ strategy to ending poverty’s influence on education

This was written by Pedro Noguera, Peter L. Agnew professor of education at New York University.

By Pedro Noguera

While it might seem encouraging for education and civil rights leaders to assert that poverty isn’t an obstacle to higher student achievement, the evidence does not support such claims. Over 50 years, numerous studies have documented how poverty and related social conditions — such as lack of access to health care, early childhood education and stable housing — affect child development and student achievement.

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