- How housing narrows the achievement gap, By Mercedes White, October 29, 2012, Deseret News: “It’s hardly news that an achievement gap exists between children from high-income and low-income families in the United States. Although policymakers, politicians and educators work tirelessly to decrease these differentials, new evidence suggests the gap is actually growing…”
- Study: Homeless students in Minneapolis score lower in math, reading tests, By Tim Post, October 30, 2012, Minnesota Public Radio: “Of the many academic risk factors that students face, homelessness may be one of the worst according to a study released today. Researchers looked at Minneapolis public school students over a six-year span and found that homelessness and high mobility had a greater effect on grades than other poverty-based measure. Even the most basic elements of school like homework and studying can be tough to sort out for homeless students, or those considered highly mobile because they move more than three times in a year…”
- Minneapolis homeless pupils lag in math, By Steve Brandt, October 30, 2012, Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune: “Homelessness among Minneapolis students stunts their growth in math and can leave them behind their peers in math and reading for years, according to a long-term study released Tuesday by the University of Minnesota. ‘The risk isn’t limited to the time they are homeless. It’s a persistent risk,’ said Ann Masten, a professor of child development who was involved in the study. Students who are homeless or move frequently make slower progress in math, both compared with their own previous progress and compared with their peers, according to principal author J.J. Cutuli, now a University of Pennsylvania researcher…”
Poverty-related issues in the news, from the Institute for Research on Poverty