Pnnonline.org recently reported that parents’ educational values differ depending on the financial poverty of the school:
When it comes to teachers, what do parents value most — high student test scores or the ability to keep students satisfied? The answer depends in part on what kind of school you go to, according to a new study […]
The Associated Press recently released an article that points out an increase in educated poor. I include an excerpt:
A rise in college attendance coupled with downsizing, outsourcing and a shortage of high-paying jobs is bolstering the ranks of the educated poor - people with college degrees who don’t earn above the national poverty line, economists […]
A recent editorial on jconline.com describes how some schools have overcome the achievement gap. I include an excerpt:
Chenoweth cites schools from coast to coast that have extricated themselves from what she calls the demography myth — the one that implies low-income means low-achieving.
High schools in Worcester, Mass., Elmont, N.Y., and elsewhere where poverty is an […]
Malungelo Booi reports that students in South African schools commit suicide due to hunger:
HUNGER and desperation are driving pupils at a school near Mthatha to commit suicide, according to the principal.
More than a quarter of the pupils at Upper Corana High School, in Misty Mount near Mthatha, may be HIV/Aids orphans, and the high scholar […]
In a recent press release the Green Party calls for fresh fruit in all primary schools (of New Zealand).
The Green Party is calling for the Free Fruit in Schools programme to be extended to all primary schools in New Zealand, and for the Government to make available free, healthy breakfasts in all schools, Green Party […]