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| Material Type: | Internet resource |
|---|---|
| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Sue Books |
| ISBN: | 0805851933 9780805851939 0805838937 9780805838930 |
| OCLC Number: | 54775098 |
| Description: | xii, 174 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Contents: | What teachers need to know about poverty -- Social context of poverty -- Living in poverty -- Demographics of poverty -- "Savage inequalities" in school funding -- No guarantees: the struggles for educational opportunity -- The schooling of poor children -- Educational reform -- How poverty could matter less in schooling. |
| Series Title: | Sociocultural, political, and historical studies in education. |
| Other Titles: | Poverty and schooling in the United States |
| Responsibility: | Sue Books. |
| More information: |
Abstract:
Poverty is an educational issue because it affects children's physical, emotional, and cognitive development. Especially in current times, taken-for-granted ideas about poverty and poor children must be scrutinized and reconsidered. That is the goal of this book.
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by librarianjennie updated 2011-05-09
