Not exact matches
The difference between
affluent and poor
students is around three years of schooling, it equates to about three years of schooling in each maths, science and
reading literacy — that is really, very concerning.
A significant body of literature also points to differences in access to
reading materials by
students from low - income families in comparison to their more
affluent peers (Allington & McGill - Franzen, 2008).
It finds, for instance, that attending a charter school from kindergarten to 8th grade can close the achievement gap with a similar
student in the
affluent suburb of Scarsdale, N.Y., by 86 percent in mathematics and 66 percent in
reading.
Set these disconcerting figures against a backdrop of harried, overworked admissions officers under pressure to
read thousands of applications on tight deadlines, the fierce competition among colleges to maintain their selectivity, and the need to enroll enough
affluent students to generate revenue, and the manifold obstacles low - income
students already face appear impassable.
Long a cause for alarm, the gap in
reading skills between poor
students and their more
affluent peers is well - established and worsening, researchers say.
The 2017 test results show Texas struggling to keep pace in fourth and eighth grade
reading compared to past years, even when accounting for a
student population that is less
affluent and more in need of specialized education programs, such as bilingual education, than those of many other states.
Dr Kevan Collins discusses how using evidence can help bridge the stubborn
reading gap between poor
students and their more
affluent peers.My first day at...
While Soulsville tries to strike the right balance of
reading and math with music courses for its predominantly black and lower - income population, nationally,
students from low - income families and minority groups are significantly more likely to go without music classes than their more
affluent peers, according to data collected by the Arts Education Partnership at the Council of Chief State School Officers, said Scott Jones, a senior associate with the group.