Schools Matter: MEASURE THIS!

Schools Matter: MEASURE THIS!:

MEASURE THIS!

by Judy Rabin

Talk Poverty, from The Nation

Mariana Chilton of Children's Health Watch, testified before Congress in 2007 about childhood hunger and poverty. She said of the Congressmen, "Their eyes glazed over."  Five years later things have only gotten worse and the 600 pound gorilla in the room then is now at least 2 tons.

Meanwhile, the steady drumbeat of accountability for teachers, test scores and competition is deafening. Yet, the silence on increasing poverty, growing numbers