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Education Gap Grows Between Rich and Poor, Studies Say
This New York Times article talks about how education was historically considered a great equalizer in American society, capable of lifting less advantaged children and improving their chances for...
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Hispanics in California: impact in schools and workforce
Interesting article published by City Journal, a quarterly magazine of urban affairs. California’s Demographic Revolution: If the upward mobility of the impending Hispanic majority doesn’t improve, the...
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This is an article published by The Times Herald
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Teaching with Poverty in Mind: What Being Poor Does to Kids’ Brains and What...
In Teaching with Poverty in Mind: What Being Poor Does to Kids’ Brains and What Schools Can Do About It, veteran educator and brain expert Eric Jensen takes an unflinching look at how poverty hurts...
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“Power Concedes Nothing” by Connie Rice
“From one of America’s most influential civil rights attorneys, Power Concedes Nothing is a hard-hitting memoir chronicling a fiercely dedicated woman’s quest to win the first of all human rights:...
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How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character
This is a great book for parents and people working with kids. “Early adversity, scientists have come to understand, can not only affect the conditions of children’s lives, it can alter the physical...
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Video Games & Your Kids: How Parents Stay in Control
Dr. Hilarie Cash and Kim McDaniel MA did a great job with this book. It provides many practical tools for parents. “Video Games & Your Kids is for parents who are worried that their children may be...
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Kindness Counts: Prompting Prosocial Behavior in Preadolescents Boosts Peer...
“In “Kindness Counts: Prompting Prosocial Behavior in Preadolescents Boosts Peer Acceptance and Well-Being” researchers led by Kristin Layous, a psychologist at the University of California, Riverside,...
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Early Warning! Why Reading by the End of Third Grade Matters
Executive summary from the Annie E. Casey Foundation report Why Reading by the End of Third Grade Matters. “If current trends hold true, 6.6 million low-income children in the birth to age 8 group are...
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Project LIFT – Blurs Line Between Public and Private Schools
Project Summary Project L.I.F.T. is a philanthropic initiative catalyzed by Charlotte’s largest community and family foundations. This initiative recognizes that the achievement gap that separates...
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