Sentences with phrase «poor inner city kids»

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Her backstory of growing up in an African - American family of 10 children in inner - city Detroit is remarkably aligned with the foundation's mission of helping kids and families succeed in some of the poorest corners of the U.S. Among other things, under Tabron's leadership at Kellogg, the foundation has doubled down on its prescient — and bold — racial equity work.

A vast majority of both inner - city poor and advantaged whites agreed that school choice would be «especially helpful to low - income kids, because their public schools tend to have the most problems.»

Now, we want to tell you about an ambitious program that its founders hope will end, once and for all, the cycle of underachievement and failure plaguing so many poor inner - city kids.

The main issue should not be whether poor inner - city kids should receive public support to attend private schools.

Importantly, this analysis considered kids just from minority and poor inner - city families, indicating that family background is not fate and that good teachers can overcome deficits that might come from poorer learning conditions in the home.