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[Christian answers to the challenges and problems of poverty] 

Boston, Dane E.
. . . 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 ...
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African-American Men, Higher Education, and the Negative Effects of Poverty 

Davis, Aisha N.
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 ...
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“Assessing the Crisis: Black Males and Secondary Education” 

Poorman, Melissa
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 ...
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The Achievement Gap, Proficiency & The Kentucky Education Reform Act 

Milby, James G.
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 ...
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Narrowing the Achievement Gap in High Schools 

Pisarev, Veselin
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 ...
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An Argument for Federally Funded Universal Preschool 

Hambleton, Margaret M. (Maggie)
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 ...
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What is the Promise in the Promise Neighborhoods? 

Lawrence, Christina
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. ...
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Transient Children in the Education System 

McFarland, Kali
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, ...
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The Zuckerberg Effect: A Case Study in Community and Educational Reform in Newark, New Jersey 

Murray, Daniel F.
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 ...
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The Effectiveness of Early Intervention Programs 

Helms, Caroline
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 ...
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Washington and Lee University -- Capstone in Shepherd Poverty Program (31)Poverty (14)Early childhood education (7)No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (United States) (6)Race discrimination (6)Teacher effectiveness (6)Education -- Evaluation (5)Educational evaluation (5)Capabilities approach (Social sciences) (4)... View More

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