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Zusatztext "This is a timely book as the economic gap between rich and poor continues to widen. Recommended." — CHOICE " Poverty and Schooling in the U.S. provides pre-service teachers, teachers, and teacher educators with foundational information needed to address the educational needs of children living in poverty, as it presents many perspectives that place poverty within a framework that helps educators move from explanations of poverty as a deficit in character and/or desire on the part of adults, to a clearer and more holistic understanding of its complexity." — Sandra Winn Tutwiler Washburn University Informationen zum Autor Sue Books Klappentext This book provides information and analysis to help educators understand the educational significance of poverty in the US--its social and legal policy contexts as they affect poor children and these children's typical school experiences. It engages read Zusammenfassung This book provides information and analysis to help educators understand the educational significance of poverty in the US--its social and legal policy contexts as they affect poor children and these children's typical school experiences. It engages read Inhaltsverzeichnis Contents: Preface. Introduction. 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 Struggle for Educational Opportunity. The Schooling of Poor Children. Educational Reform. How Poverty Could Matter Less in Schooling. Appendix: Suggestions for Further Reading and Research.
