For decades, less was expected from students attending schools in poor communities. (educationnext.org)
Schools in poorer communities around the state nearly all finished lower than their counterparts in affluent suburbs, regardless of academic methods. (governing.com)
We know that the current «drill and kill» testing regime, school closures, privatization, the criminalization of students of color, and the unconscionable lack of resources for schools in poor communities in particular, create and exacerbate achievement gaps between rich and poor. (reclaimourschools.org)