Living & Learning in Poverty: July 2011

New Orleans schools: A nexus of poverty, high expulsion rates, hyper-security and novice teachers

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“Arts of the Possible,” Adrienne Rich (2001)

Universal public education has two possible—and contradictory—missions. One is the development of a literate, articulate, and well-informed citizenry so that the democratic process can continue to evolve and the promise of radical equality can be brought closer to realization. The other is the perpetuation of a class system dividing an elite, nominally “gifted” few, tracked from an early age, from a very large underclass essentially to be written off as alienated from language and science, from poetry and politics, from history and hope—toward low-wage temporary jobs. The second is the direction our society has taken. The results are devastating in terms of the betrayal of a generation of youth. The loss to the whole of society is incalculable. (p. 162)

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Sunday, July 31, 2011

The Racial Wealth Gap's Larger Than Ever. Here's How It Will Destroy Us | Truthout

Friday, July 29, 2011

MPs, teachers and academics criticise education reform plan | Education | The Guardian

This column will change your life: Poverty and willpower | Life and style | The Guardian

Tuesday, July 26, 2011

Recession Study Finds Hispanics Hit the Hardest - NYTimes.com

Friday, July 22, 2011

New Orleans schools: A nexus of poverty, high expulsion rates, hyper-security and novice teachers

Wednesday, July 20, 2011

Poverty Women of Albania Continue to Suffer Legal Advocacy Exclusion

Friday, July 15, 2011

The Legacy of Disadvantage: Multigenerational Neighborhood Effects on Cognitive Ability

Profiting on Poverty?: Inexcusable

Friday, July 8, 2011

First Study of Its Kind Shows Benefits of Providing Medical Insurance to Poor

Tuesday, July 5, 2011

Segregation Nation