While each subgroup of students — including economically disadvantaged children — made progress this year, achievement gaps remained stubbornly large: 92 percent of white students were proficient in reading, for example, compared with 52 percent of Hispanic students, 44 percent of black students and 42
percent of poor children.
[13] For example, a national study of kindergartners found that 21
percent of poor children were chronically absent compared to only 8 percent of their non-poor peers.
Among the examples it uses to refute those myths are that in 1990, white women had more than half of all the babies born to unmarried women; that in 1992, 56
percent of all poor children lived in suburbs or rural areas; and that families on welfare have on average...
Here's a stark fact: According to research by Georgetown's Anthony Carnevale and Jeff Strohl, less than 10
percent of poor children now graduate with a four - year college degree.
According to NCCP researchers, the number of children in low - income families increased slightly from 42 percent in 2009 to 43 percent in 2015, and
the percent of poor children in the U.S. increased by 1 percentage point.
More than half (53 percent) of low - income children and 31
percent of poor children live with at least one parent employed full time, throughout the year.
Forty - one
percent of poor children have at least one parent with some college education.
Half of low - income children and 29
percent of poor children live with at least one parent employed full time, year round.
«Children in developing world infected with parasite — even without appearing ill — may be more prone to stunted growth: Cryptosporidium infects more than 75
percent of poor children in Bangladeshi slum; more than half experience stunting.»
Not exact matches
Drawing on the work
of New York University sociologist Patrick Sharkey, Richard Florida wrote that 70
percent of black residents in America's
poorest and and most segregated neighborhoods «are the
children and grandchildren
of those who lived in similar neighborhoods 40 years ago.»
I don't think it's so much about the levites being paid for their service it's about us doing what's right toward Pastors that must feed and tend to the flock
of GOD if GOD has called them.JESUS even said in luke 10:7 that the laborers are worthy of their wages.In luke 8 1 - 4 it's says even JESUS HIMSELF recieved financial support from the women who ministered to him with their possessions.Now most people today would say he should have been ashamed of taking money from those poor women but JESUS accepted their support and they was blessed for sowing onto the LORD»S work.1 Corinthains 9:1 - 15 says dint muzzle the ox while it tread out the grain was GOD talking about oxes no he was talking about those who labor in the ministry.Who goes to war at their own expense.Or who goes to war but pay for their clothes, guns, etc.No one because the goverment if that country provide these things because of the soilders service.Who plants a vineyard and don't eat from it.Who tends a flock and don't drink the milk of it.I think it's just spiritual sense to support a pastor that's teaching you the word, casting out devils, laying hands and healing is manifesting in people lived, going to hospitails, prisons, and house calls to pray for the sick and shut in, going to graduations and funnerals, praying and fasting for himself and the flock.I think a person who think a pastor shouldn't be paid for their service either don't know they need to be paid and need to be taught or they are demonic in their thinking and either hate GOD, PASTORS, AND GOD»S PEOPLE.Why do nt you hear people saying anything against the dope dealers, strip clubs, dope houses, liquor stores, etc.It's only when people give into the LORD»S work that evil minded or misinformed people have a problem with it.No sir we don't have to use the old testament to show that we should support out pastors.You don't use the law, love tells me to support the pastor.Under the new testament LOVE is the greatest of all.Love for GOD and man.If GOD asked for 10 percent under the law to support the levites who didn't have all the responsibilities of Pastor today.Church rent, gas for vans of thd church, insurance fir the church and church vehicles, feeding and clothing the poor, light, gas, and water bill, mantience on the church or vehicles, not to mention the Pastor own house, cars, children, insurance, etc.If would be foolish for one to think that a pastor should take care if his house and GODS HOUSE without people supporting the work of the KINGDOM OF GOD.If we love GOD we are going to support HIS KINGDOM and HIS PASTOR.If under the law GOD asked for 10 percent how much should we give under the LOVE COVENANT?Example I love my wife and if I had 300 dollars I would surley give her more that 10 percent which would be 30 dollars because I love her.The law says you must give LOVE says I chose to give because I love GOD and man.Again we don't have to use the law just love and spiritual sense because hate and a carnal senses will not understand.Now I have given you scriptures please do the same when you respond not your opinion.Please respond right away I await your answer.GOD BLES
of GOD if GOD has called them.JESUS even said in luke 10:7 that the laborers are worthy
of their wages.In luke 8 1 - 4 it's says even JESUS HIMSELF recieved financial support from the women who ministered to him with their possessions.Now most people today would say he should have been ashamed of taking money from those poor women but JESUS accepted their support and they was blessed for sowing onto the LORD»S work.1 Corinthains 9:1 - 15 says dint muzzle the ox while it tread out the grain was GOD talking about oxes no he was talking about those who labor in the ministry.Who goes to war at their own expense.Or who goes to war but pay for their clothes, guns, etc.No one because the goverment if that country provide these things because of the soilders service.Who plants a vineyard and don't eat from it.Who tends a flock and don't drink the milk of it.I think it's just spiritual sense to support a pastor that's teaching you the word, casting out devils, laying hands and healing is manifesting in people lived, going to hospitails, prisons, and house calls to pray for the sick and shut in, going to graduations and funnerals, praying and fasting for himself and the flock.I think a person who think a pastor shouldn't be paid for their service either don't know they need to be paid and need to be taught or they are demonic in their thinking and either hate GOD, PASTORS, AND GOD»S PEOPLE.Why do nt you hear people saying anything against the dope dealers, strip clubs, dope houses, liquor stores, etc.It's only when people give into the LORD»S work that evil minded or misinformed people have a problem with it.No sir we don't have to use the old testament to show that we should support out pastors.You don't use the law, love tells me to support the pastor.Under the new testament LOVE is the greatest of all.Love for GOD and man.If GOD asked for 10 percent under the law to support the levites who didn't have all the responsibilities of Pastor today.Church rent, gas for vans of thd church, insurance fir the church and church vehicles, feeding and clothing the poor, light, gas, and water bill, mantience on the church or vehicles, not to mention the Pastor own house, cars, children, insurance, etc.If would be foolish for one to think that a pastor should take care if his house and GODS HOUSE without people supporting the work of the KINGDOM OF GOD.If we love GOD we are going to support HIS KINGDOM and HIS PASTOR.If under the law GOD asked for 10 percent how much should we give under the LOVE COVENANT?Example I love my wife and if I had 300 dollars I would surley give her more that 10 percent which would be 30 dollars because I love her.The law says you must give LOVE says I chose to give because I love GOD and man.Again we don't have to use the law just love and spiritual sense because hate and a carnal senses will not understand.Now I have given you scriptures please do the same when you respond not your opinion.Please respond right away I await your answer.GOD BLES
of their wages.In luke 8 1 - 4 it's says even JESUS HIMSELF recieved financial support from the women who ministered to him with their possessions.Now most people today would say he should have been ashamed
of taking money from those poor women but JESUS accepted their support and they was blessed for sowing onto the LORD»S work.1 Corinthains 9:1 - 15 says dint muzzle the ox while it tread out the grain was GOD talking about oxes no he was talking about those who labor in the ministry.Who goes to war at their own expense.Or who goes to war but pay for their clothes, guns, etc.No one because the goverment if that country provide these things because of the soilders service.Who plants a vineyard and don't eat from it.Who tends a flock and don't drink the milk of it.I think it's just spiritual sense to support a pastor that's teaching you the word, casting out devils, laying hands and healing is manifesting in people lived, going to hospitails, prisons, and house calls to pray for the sick and shut in, going to graduations and funnerals, praying and fasting for himself and the flock.I think a person who think a pastor shouldn't be paid for their service either don't know they need to be paid and need to be taught or they are demonic in their thinking and either hate GOD, PASTORS, AND GOD»S PEOPLE.Why do nt you hear people saying anything against the dope dealers, strip clubs, dope houses, liquor stores, etc.It's only when people give into the LORD»S work that evil minded or misinformed people have a problem with it.No sir we don't have to use the old testament to show that we should support out pastors.You don't use the law, love tells me to support the pastor.Under the new testament LOVE is the greatest of all.Love for GOD and man.If GOD asked for 10 percent under the law to support the levites who didn't have all the responsibilities of Pastor today.Church rent, gas for vans of thd church, insurance fir the church and church vehicles, feeding and clothing the poor, light, gas, and water bill, mantience on the church or vehicles, not to mention the Pastor own house, cars, children, insurance, etc.If would be foolish for one to think that a pastor should take care if his house and GODS HOUSE without people supporting the work of the KINGDOM OF GOD.If we love GOD we are going to support HIS KINGDOM and HIS PASTOR.If under the law GOD asked for 10 percent how much should we give under the LOVE COVENANT?Example I love my wife and if I had 300 dollars I would surley give her more that 10 percent which would be 30 dollars because I love her.The law says you must give LOVE says I chose to give because I love GOD and man.Again we don't have to use the law just love and spiritual sense because hate and a carnal senses will not understand.Now I have given you scriptures please do the same when you respond not your opinion.Please respond right away I await your answer.GOD BLES
of taking money from those
poor women but JESUS accepted their support and they was blessed for sowing onto the LORD»S work.1 Corinthains 9:1 - 15 says dint muzzle the ox while it tread out the grain was GOD talking about oxes no he was talking about those who labor in the ministry.Who goes to war at their own expense.Or who goes to war but pay for their clothes, guns, etc.No one because the goverment if that country provide these things because
of the soilders service.Who plants a vineyard and don't eat from it.Who tends a flock and don't drink the milk of it.I think it's just spiritual sense to support a pastor that's teaching you the word, casting out devils, laying hands and healing is manifesting in people lived, going to hospitails, prisons, and house calls to pray for the sick and shut in, going to graduations and funnerals, praying and fasting for himself and the flock.I think a person who think a pastor shouldn't be paid for their service either don't know they need to be paid and need to be taught or they are demonic in their thinking and either hate GOD, PASTORS, AND GOD»S PEOPLE.Why do nt you hear people saying anything against the dope dealers, strip clubs, dope houses, liquor stores, etc.It's only when people give into the LORD»S work that evil minded or misinformed people have a problem with it.No sir we don't have to use the old testament to show that we should support out pastors.You don't use the law, love tells me to support the pastor.Under the new testament LOVE is the greatest of all.Love for GOD and man.If GOD asked for 10 percent under the law to support the levites who didn't have all the responsibilities of Pastor today.Church rent, gas for vans of thd church, insurance fir the church and church vehicles, feeding and clothing the poor, light, gas, and water bill, mantience on the church or vehicles, not to mention the Pastor own house, cars, children, insurance, etc.If would be foolish for one to think that a pastor should take care if his house and GODS HOUSE without people supporting the work of the KINGDOM OF GOD.If we love GOD we are going to support HIS KINGDOM and HIS PASTOR.If under the law GOD asked for 10 percent how much should we give under the LOVE COVENANT?Example I love my wife and if I had 300 dollars I would surley give her more that 10 percent which would be 30 dollars because I love her.The law says you must give LOVE says I chose to give because I love GOD and man.Again we don't have to use the law just love and spiritual sense because hate and a carnal senses will not understand.Now I have given you scriptures please do the same when you respond not your opinion.Please respond right away I await your answer.GOD BLES
of the soilders service.Who plants a vineyard and don't eat from it.Who tends a flock and don't drink the milk
of it.I think it's just spiritual sense to support a pastor that's teaching you the word, casting out devils, laying hands and healing is manifesting in people lived, going to hospitails, prisons, and house calls to pray for the sick and shut in, going to graduations and funnerals, praying and fasting for himself and the flock.I think a person who think a pastor shouldn't be paid for their service either don't know they need to be paid and need to be taught or they are demonic in their thinking and either hate GOD, PASTORS, AND GOD»S PEOPLE.Why do nt you hear people saying anything against the dope dealers, strip clubs, dope houses, liquor stores, etc.It's only when people give into the LORD»S work that evil minded or misinformed people have a problem with it.No sir we don't have to use the old testament to show that we should support out pastors.You don't use the law, love tells me to support the pastor.Under the new testament LOVE is the greatest of all.Love for GOD and man.If GOD asked for 10 percent under the law to support the levites who didn't have all the responsibilities of Pastor today.Church rent, gas for vans of thd church, insurance fir the church and church vehicles, feeding and clothing the poor, light, gas, and water bill, mantience on the church or vehicles, not to mention the Pastor own house, cars, children, insurance, etc.If would be foolish for one to think that a pastor should take care if his house and GODS HOUSE without people supporting the work of the KINGDOM OF GOD.If we love GOD we are going to support HIS KINGDOM and HIS PASTOR.If under the law GOD asked for 10 percent how much should we give under the LOVE COVENANT?Example I love my wife and if I had 300 dollars I would surley give her more that 10 percent which would be 30 dollars because I love her.The law says you must give LOVE says I chose to give because I love GOD and man.Again we don't have to use the law just love and spiritual sense because hate and a carnal senses will not understand.Now I have given you scriptures please do the same when you respond not your opinion.Please respond right away I await your answer.GOD BLES
of it.I think it's just spiritual sense to support a pastor that's teaching you the word, casting out devils, laying hands and healing is manifesting in people lived, going to hospitails, prisons, and house calls to pray for the sick and shut in, going to graduations and funnerals, praying and fasting for himself and the flock.I think a person who think a pastor shouldn't be paid for their service either don't know they need to be paid and need to be taught or they are demonic in their thinking and either hate GOD, PASTORS, AND GOD»S PEOPLE.Why do nt you hear people saying anything against the dope dealers, strip clubs, dope houses, liquor stores, etc.It's only when people give into the LORD»S work that evil minded or misinformed people have a problem with it.No sir we don't have to use the old testament to show that we should support out pastors.You don't use the law, love tells me to support the pastor.Under the new testament LOVE is the greatest
of all.Love for GOD and man.If GOD asked for 10 percent under the law to support the levites who didn't have all the responsibilities of Pastor today.Church rent, gas for vans of thd church, insurance fir the church and church vehicles, feeding and clothing the poor, light, gas, and water bill, mantience on the church or vehicles, not to mention the Pastor own house, cars, children, insurance, etc.If would be foolish for one to think that a pastor should take care if his house and GODS HOUSE without people supporting the work of the KINGDOM OF GOD.If we love GOD we are going to support HIS KINGDOM and HIS PASTOR.If under the law GOD asked for 10 percent how much should we give under the LOVE COVENANT?Example I love my wife and if I had 300 dollars I would surley give her more that 10 percent which would be 30 dollars because I love her.The law says you must give LOVE says I chose to give because I love GOD and man.Again we don't have to use the law just love and spiritual sense because hate and a carnal senses will not understand.Now I have given you scriptures please do the same when you respond not your opinion.Please respond right away I await your answer.GOD BLES
of all.Love for GOD and man.If GOD asked for 10
percent under the law to support the levites who didn't have all the responsibilities
of Pastor today.Church rent, gas for vans of thd church, insurance fir the church and church vehicles, feeding and clothing the poor, light, gas, and water bill, mantience on the church or vehicles, not to mention the Pastor own house, cars, children, insurance, etc.If would be foolish for one to think that a pastor should take care if his house and GODS HOUSE without people supporting the work of the KINGDOM OF GOD.If we love GOD we are going to support HIS KINGDOM and HIS PASTOR.If under the law GOD asked for 10 percent how much should we give under the LOVE COVENANT?Example I love my wife and if I had 300 dollars I would surley give her more that 10 percent which would be 30 dollars because I love her.The law says you must give LOVE says I chose to give because I love GOD and man.Again we don't have to use the law just love and spiritual sense because hate and a carnal senses will not understand.Now I have given you scriptures please do the same when you respond not your opinion.Please respond right away I await your answer.GOD BLES
of Pastor today.Church rent, gas for vans
of thd church, insurance fir the church and church vehicles, feeding and clothing the poor, light, gas, and water bill, mantience on the church or vehicles, not to mention the Pastor own house, cars, children, insurance, etc.If would be foolish for one to think that a pastor should take care if his house and GODS HOUSE without people supporting the work of the KINGDOM OF GOD.If we love GOD we are going to support HIS KINGDOM and HIS PASTOR.If under the law GOD asked for 10 percent how much should we give under the LOVE COVENANT?Example I love my wife and if I had 300 dollars I would surley give her more that 10 percent which would be 30 dollars because I love her.The law says you must give LOVE says I chose to give because I love GOD and man.Again we don't have to use the law just love and spiritual sense because hate and a carnal senses will not understand.Now I have given you scriptures please do the same when you respond not your opinion.Please respond right away I await your answer.GOD BLES
of thd church, insurance fir the church and church vehicles, feeding and clothing the
poor, light, gas, and water bill, mantience on the church or vehicles, not to mention the Pastor own house, cars,
children, insurance, etc.If would be foolish for one to think that a pastor should take care if his house and GODS HOUSE without people supporting the work
of the KINGDOM OF GOD.If we love GOD we are going to support HIS KINGDOM and HIS PASTOR.If under the law GOD asked for 10 percent how much should we give under the LOVE COVENANT?Example I love my wife and if I had 300 dollars I would surley give her more that 10 percent which would be 30 dollars because I love her.The law says you must give LOVE says I chose to give because I love GOD and man.Again we don't have to use the law just love and spiritual sense because hate and a carnal senses will not understand.Now I have given you scriptures please do the same when you respond not your opinion.Please respond right away I await your answer.GOD BLES
of the KINGDOM
OF GOD.If we love GOD we are going to support HIS KINGDOM and HIS PASTOR.If under the law GOD asked for 10 percent how much should we give under the LOVE COVENANT?Example I love my wife and if I had 300 dollars I would surley give her more that 10 percent which would be 30 dollars because I love her.The law says you must give LOVE says I chose to give because I love GOD and man.Again we don't have to use the law just love and spiritual sense because hate and a carnal senses will not understand.Now I have given you scriptures please do the same when you respond not your opinion.Please respond right away I await your answer.GOD BLES
OF GOD.If we love GOD we are going to support HIS KINGDOM and HIS PASTOR.If under the law GOD asked for 10
percent how much should we give under the LOVE COVENANT?Example I love my wife and if I had 300 dollars I would surley give her more that 10
percent which would be 30 dollars because I love her.The law says you must give LOVE says I chose to give because I love GOD and man.Again we don't have to use the law just love and spiritual sense because hate and a carnal senses will not understand.Now I have given you scriptures please do the same when you respond not your opinion.Please respond right away I await your answer.GOD BLESS.
In fact, good single moms are 62
percent better at lowering the risk
of drug abuse by their kids than two - parent households where the father -
child relationship is
poor.
Twenty - nine
percent of children 2 to 3 years
of age have a television in their bedroom, and 30 %
of parents have reported that watching a television program enabled their
children to fall asleep.3 Although parents perceive a televised program to be a calming sleep aid, some programs actually increase bedtime resistance, delay the onset
of sleep, cause anxiety about falling asleep, and shorten sleep duration.41 Specifically, in
children younger than 3 years, television viewing is associated with irregular sleep schedules.42
Poor sleep habits have adverse effects on mood, behavior, and learning.
A new study to appear in the Journal
of Econometrics and reported by Science Daily has found that participation in the National School Lunch Program («NSLP») reduces food insecurity among impoverished
children by 3.8
percent and reduces
poor general health by 29
percent.
The majority
of NYC's public school students are
poor; an astonishing 75
percent (780,000
children) were already eligible for free or reduced - price lunch.
«It is a social tragedy that a majority
of children from wealthy families attend college, but only 10
percent of children of poor families attend college,» the governor said.
The senator is opposing a higher minimum wage even though he represents portions
of the city
of Syracuse, one
of the
poorest cities in America, a place where 50
percent of the
children are living below the federal poverty level.
Analyzing the latest available U.S. Census data, NCCP researchers find that 44
percent of children under age 18 lived in low - income families in 2013, and 22
percent lived in
poor families.
Only 22
percent of deeply
poor, frequently stressed parents
of children younger than age 5 reported their
children were flourishing compared to 48
percent with low parenting stress.
Silent strokes are frequent in sickle cell anemia (the most common form
of sickle cell disease), occurring in approximately 3
percent of school - age
children with the disease, and can cause
poor school performance and limit performance
of complex tasks.
According to NCCP researchers, the number
of poor children in the U.S. grew by 18
percent from 2008 to 2014 (the latest available data), and the number
of children living in low - income households grew by 10
percent.
In 2014, 44
percent of children under age 18 (31.4 million) lived in low - income households and 21
percent lived in
poor families (15.4 million).
Children of color accounted for approximately 49
percent of all young people in 2015, but were overrepresented among those living in
poor and low - income families.
By comparison, at the height
of the Great Recession in 2009, 42
percent (30.4 million)
of children were considered low income and 20
percent (14.5 million) lived in
poor households.
While higher parental education decreases the likelihood that a
child will live in a low - income or
poor household, nearly half
of children living in poverty (48
percent) have a parent with at least some college education.
A family is considered
poor if its earnings are below 100
percent of the poverty threshold (e.g., $ 24,008 for a family
of four with two
children in 2014).
Although one million fewer
children lived in poverty in 2015 than the prior year, the percentage
of children on the economic brink remains stubbornly high: 43
percent of children under age 18 (30.6 million) lived in low - income households and 21
percent lived in
poor families (14.8 million).
This is still much higher than at the start
of the Great Recession in 2008, when 39
percent of children were considered low income and 18
percent lived in
poor households.
It is difficult to determine exactly what proportion
of those losses are due to maternal malnutrition, but recent research indicates that 60
percent of deaths
of children under age 5 are associated with malnutrition — and
children's malnutrition is strongly correlated with mothers»
poor nutritional status.17 Problems related to anemia, for example, including cognitive impairment in
children and low productivity in adults, cost US$ 5 billion a year in South Asia alone.18 Illness associated with nutrient deficiencies have significantly reduced the productivity
of women in less developed countries.19 A recent report from Asia shows that malnutrition reduces human productivity by 10
percent to 15
percent and gross domestic product by 5
percent to 10
percent.20 By improving the nutrition
of adolescent girls and women, nations can reduce health care costs, increase intellectual capacity, and improve adult productivity.21
Using census data to sort districts within each state by the federal poverty rate among school - age
children, the group identified the
poorest and richest districts - those with the highest and lowest poverty rates, respectively, whose enrollments compose 25
percent of the state's total enrollment - and matched that information with education revenues from state and local (but not federal) sources.
Despite spending more per capita on preschool programs than any other state, Massachusetts has 40
percent fewer preschools for
children in
poor neighborhoods compared to wealthier communities, according to a study released today by researchers at the Harvard Graduate School
of Education.
12
percent of white and Asian
children lived in
poor families, compared with 36
percent of black
children, 30
percent of Hispanic
children, 33
percent of American Indian
children, and 19
percent of others.
In 90
percent of these schools, the majority
of children were
poor.
For the
poorest children, the schools provide scholarships or subsidized places: 7
percent of children paid no tuition and 11
percent paid reduced fees.
It would increase years
of schooling by 0.44 years for
poor children and by an insignificant 0.075 years for non-
poor children, implying that a spending increase
of 22.7
percent would eliminate the average education gap; 2.
They found that about 25
percent of white
children, and an astounding 79
percent of black
children, were
poor for at least a year during their childhoods.
In big cities where
poor residents and minorities are concentrated, as many as 80
percent of public school parents say they would send their
children to private schools if they could afford the tuition.
But long - term poverty was much rarer: One
percent of white
children and 30
percent of black
children were
poor for at least two - thirds
of their childhoods.
But today, «in Dayton, 40
percent of children born
poor, stay
poor.
By contrast, in 1994, 22
percent of children lived in
poor families.
«About 35
percent of children show up at school not ready, and it is not just
poor kids,» he said.
Having a teacher from one program or another typically changed student test scores by just.01 to.03 standard deviations, or 1 to 3
percent of the average score gap between
poor and non-
poor children.
For
poor children, a twenty
percent increase in per - pupil spending each year for all 12 years
of public school is associated with nearly a full additional year
of completed education, 25
percent higher earnings, and a 20 percentage - point reduction in the annual incidence
of poverty in adulthood.
School districts can access Concentration Grants in addition to their Basic Grant funding if at least 15
percent of children who reside within the district are
poor, or if there are at least 6,500
poor children.
Examining data on more than 15,000
children born between 1955 and 1985, it found that
poor children whose schools were estimated to receive and maintain a 10
percent increase in per - pupil spending (adjusted for inflation) before they began their 12 years
of public school were 10 percentage points more likely to complete high school than other
poor children.
Guggenheim complains that only one in 2,500 teachers loses his or her teaching certificate, but fails to mention that 50
percent of those who enter teaching leave within five years, mostly because
of poor working conditions, lack
of adequate resources, and the stress
of dealing with difficult
children and disrespectful parents.
They found that during that period,
children from both the
poorest 10
percent of families and those from the wealthiest 10
percent of families improved in early - reading and - math assessments — but students in poverty made larger improvements.
Student performance in charter schools was significantly lower than regular nearby schools in just five states with about 30
percent of national charter enrollment, mostly minority
children from
poor families.
She said Maryland's application represents 70
percent of the state's
poor children and particularly focuses on how the state would help the most challenged districts — Baltimore and Prince George's County — raise achievement.
For
poor and minority students, risks are higher: 26
percent of those who face the «double jeopardy»
of poverty and low reading proficiency fail to earn high school diplomas, and Hispanic and African American
children who lack proficiency by third grade are twice as likely to drop out
of school as their white counterparts.