By Paul L. Thomas, Ed.D. | Originally Published at The Becoming Radical. November 10, 2013 No child has ever chosen to be poor. Children have never caused the poverty that defines their lives, and their education. Yet, the adults with political, corporate, and educational wealth and power—who [...]
By David Sirota | Originally Published at Salon. November 7, 2013 The right loves to demonize unions, but economic factors are much more important to success in the classroom Google the phrase “education crisis” and you’ll be hit with a glut of articles, blog posts and think [...]
Graphic; Report on A New-Majority Low-Income Students By David Sirota | Originally Published at In These Times In These Times. November 8, 2013 Google the phrase “education crisis” and you'll be hit with a glut of articles, blog posts and think tank reports claiming the entire American [...]
It is 4:30 AM. The morning frost has not yet begun to melt. She shivers. It is freezing cold outside; twenty-nine degrees in the sun were it out. In her home the temperature is not much better. Sandra cannot afford to turn on the heat. She scurries [...]
We’re proud to collaborate with The Nation in sharing insightful journalism related to income inequality in America. The following is an excerpt from Nation contributor Greg Kaufmann’s “This Week in Poverty” column. In this April 8, 2013 picture, a boy whose family asked that he not be [...]
Photograph; Tamara and Desiree live in one of Tulsa’s “poverty belts.” There are nine of these areas where more than 40% of the population is below the federal poverty line. By Mark R. Rank | Originally Published at The Great Divide. The New York Times. November 2, [...]
Graphic By Rally4Babies Words are wealth and wealth is words. The statement conjures up all sorts of connotations. We see pictures and think a thousand words. We see words and picture in our mind the scene these paint. But what about the number 15,000, what do you [...]
Photograph; Teacher Lori Peck, helps first grader Timia Harris at Grace L. Patterson Elementary school in Vallejo, Calif. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli) By Valerie Strauss. Elaine Weiss | Originally Published at The Washington Post Answer Sheet. October 26, 2013 at 10:00 am There are plenty of problems in [...]
Image; Childhood poverty impacted how much the two regions of the prefrontal cortex (as shown in orange circles) were engaged during emotion regulation. (Credit: University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine) By Sherri McGinnis González | Originally Published at University of Illinois Chicago. October 21, 2013 [...]
