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[Christian answers to the challenges and problems of poverty]
. . . it neglects the important fact that the majority of the world's Anglicans live in poverty. Indeed, "if there is such a person as an 'average Anglican' today, she would be 22 years old, live in sub-Saharan Africa, and ...
African-American Men, Higher Education, and the Negative Effects of Poverty
In the pursuit of fiscal stability, many Americans seek degrees that would qualify them for positions that would allow for a certain level of comfort in the future. By striving to attain this monetary success, different ...
“Assessing the Crisis: Black Males and Secondary Education”
In
recent years, Black males have been
candidly described as an enda
ngered species. This crisis
of the Black male has been
attributed to several factors and is visible in literally all
aspects of society. They are
largely ...
The Achievement Gap, Proficiency & The Kentucky Education Reform Act
This paper will provide an in-depth analysis of the U.S.’s most extensive state education reform, the Kentucky Education Reform Act (KERA), and assess its impact on student achievement. In a 1991 Kentucky Office of Education ...
Narrowing the Achievement Gap in High Schools
On one hand, the education gap is a predictor of unimpressive future market and non-market outcomes. On the other hand, low-income and minority citizens are more likely to fall behind their wealthier peers. This creates a ...
An Argument for Federally Funded Universal Preschool
Public education is the strongest way to address our country’s poverty as an institution
grounded in both political and moral reasoning. However, our current school system is
flawed with inequality. I find that inequalities ...
What is the Promise in the Promise Neighborhoods?
This paper addresses two issues. One concerns the holistic program of the Promise Neighborhood with its comprehensive “cradle-to-college” strategy that seeks to help break the cycle of generational and neighborhood poverty. ...
Transient Children in the Education System
Transient children confront many disadvantages, and the reverberating effects influence all areas of their life. With higher levels of disease, more emotional disturbances, unstable and often inadequate living conditions, ...
The Zuckerberg Effect: A Case Study in Community and Educational Reform in Newark, New Jersey
This paper first establishes the educational and attainment gaps in Newark in comparison to the rest of New Jersey, and then articulates the complementary issues from outside the classroom and in the community. These gaps ...
The Effectiveness of Early Intervention Programs
Early education programs are the most promising measure to invest in America’s schools. It is a method by which the cycle of poverty can be stopped before the detrimental educational, mental, and social effects of living ...