Living & Learning in Poverty: April 2012

The role of aspirations, attitudes and behaviour in closing the educational attainment gap | Joseph Rowntree Foundation

“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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Thursday, April 26, 2012

Politics and Education Don't Mix - P.L. Thomas - National - The Atlantic

The role of aspirations, attitudes and behaviour in closing the educational attainment gap | Joseph Rowntree Foundation

Raising aspirations unlikely to narrow the educational attainment gap | Joseph Rowntree Foundation

Friday, April 6, 2012

Follow up on Reformy Logic in Connecticut « School Finance 101

Thomas: Charter schools aren’t the right answer - Editorial Columns - TheState.com

Tuesday, April 3, 2012

Longevity Up in U.S., but Education Creates Disparity, Study Says - NYTimes.com