tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37234050371947904582024-03-13T16:01:48.210-07:00Living & Learning in Poverty“We know of course there's really no such thing as the 'voiceless.' There are only the deliberately silenced, or the preferably unheard.”—Arundhati RoyP. L. Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11104914800533779546noreply@blogger.comBlogger624125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723405037194790458.post-10838345246472503622014-01-05T05:38:00.000-08:002014-01-05T05:38:02.235-08:00NYT: Mapping Poverty in America<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/newsgraphics/2014/01/05/poverty-map/">NYT: Mapping Poverty in America</a>P. L. Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11104914800533779546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723405037194790458.post-12121372162426594192013-10-28T05:57:00.001-07:002013-10-28T05:57:51.529-07:00Five stereotypes about poor families and education<a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/answer-sheet/wp/2013/10/28/five-stereotypes-about-poor-families-and-education/">Five stereotypes about poor families and education</a>P. L. Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11104914800533779546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723405037194790458.post-38824539127824206612013-10-17T06:28:00.001-07:002013-10-17T06:28:58.659-07:00Study: Poor children are now the majority in American public schools in South, West - The Washington Post<a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/study-poor-children-are-now-the-majority-in-american-public-schools-in-south-west/2013/10/16/34eb4984-35bb-11e3-8a0e-4e2cf80831fc_story.html">Study: Poor children are now the majority in American public schools in South, West - The Washington Post</a>P. L. Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11104914800533779546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723405037194790458.post-38945959298214327722013-10-10T07:56:00.001-07:002013-10-10T07:56:03.789-07:00Does “Poverty” Cause Low Achievement? | Economic Policy Institute<a href="http://www.epi.org/blog/poverty-achievement/">Does “Poverty” Cause Low Achievement? | Economic Policy Institute</a>P. L. Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11104914800533779546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723405037194790458.post-9177940312061118902013-10-03T11:18:00.001-07:002013-10-03T11:18:35.828-07:00Where Poor and Uninsured Americans Live - Interactive Map - NYTimes.com<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2013/10/02/us/uninsured-americans-map.html?_r=1&">Where Poor and Uninsured Americans Live - Interactive Map - NYTimes.com</a>P. L. Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11104914800533779546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723405037194790458.post-48731534707557889962013-09-26T07:58:00.001-07:002013-09-26T07:58:05.753-07:00We can end child poverty. Or, at least, do more.<a href="http://blog.metrotrends.org/2013/09/end-child-poverty/">We can end child poverty. Or, at least, do more.</a>P. L. Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11104914800533779546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723405037194790458.post-86326887082590488482013-09-20T13:35:00.001-07:002013-09-20T13:35:08.569-07:00Abraham Lincoln: The president used this map to see where slavery was strongest.<a href="http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_vault/2013/09/04/abraham_lincoln_the_president_used_this_map_to_see_where_slavery_was_strongest.html">Abraham Lincoln: The president used this map to see where slavery was strongest.</a>P. L. Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11104914800533779546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723405037194790458.post-56666778605614655012013-09-20T07:40:00.001-07:002013-09-20T07:40:45.460-07:00Half in Ten<a href="http://halfinten.org/issues/articles/interactive-map-2012-poverty-data-by-congressional-district/">Half in Ten</a>P. L. Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11104914800533779546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723405037194790458.post-79203631178752991042013-09-10T11:14:00.001-07:002013-09-10T11:14:28.606-07:00BBC News - US income inequality at record high<a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-24039202#?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter">BBC News - US income inequality at record high</a>P. L. Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11104914800533779546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723405037194790458.post-17476973449447975992013-09-08T13:58:00.001-07:002013-09-08T13:58:21.060-07:00The wealthy 'make mistakes', the poor go to jail | Chris Arnade | Comment is free | theguardian.com<a href="http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/sep/08/wall-street-versus-poor-in-america">The wealthy 'make mistakes', the poor go to jail | Chris Arnade | Comment is free | theguardian.com</a>P. L. Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11104914800533779546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723405037194790458.post-79669083876654048892013-09-05T06:35:00.001-07:002013-09-05T06:35:49.698-07:00Focusing on extreme cases won’t help us bridge the rich/poor education attainment gap | Joseph Rowntree Foundation<a href="http://www.jrf.org.uk/blog/2013/09/rich-poor-education-attainment-gap">Focusing on extreme cases won’t help us bridge the rich/poor education attainment gap | Joseph Rowntree Foundation</a>P. L. Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11104914800533779546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723405037194790458.post-33973845618307307272013-09-03T09:49:00.001-07:002013-09-03T09:49:50.652-07:00When Class Became More Important to a Child's Education Than Race - Sarah Garland - The Atlantic<a href="http://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2013/08/when-class-became-more-important-to-a-childs-education-than-race/279064/">When Class Became More Important to a Child's Education Than Race - Sarah Garland - The Atlantic</a>P. L. Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11104914800533779546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723405037194790458.post-64346687340082368462013-09-03T09:01:00.001-07:002013-09-03T09:01:55.984-07:00The Falling Sickness | Elizabeth Stoker<a href="http://elizabethstoker.com/2013/09/03/the-falling-sickness/">The Falling Sickness | Elizabeth Stoker</a>P. L. Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11104914800533779546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723405037194790458.post-80256505968527481252013-08-30T11:19:00.001-07:002013-08-30T11:19:26.418-07:00In Reality, Middle-Class Blacks And Middle-Class Whites Have Vastly Different Fortunes | Demos<a href="http://www.demos.org/blog/8/29/13/reality-middle-class-blacks-and-middle-class-whites-have-vastly-different-fortunes">In Reality, Middle-Class Blacks And Middle-Class Whites Have Vastly Different Fortunes | Demos</a>P. L. Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11104914800533779546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723405037194790458.post-43935700302862538552013-08-29T12:12:00.001-07:002013-08-29T12:12:53.466-07:00How Poverty Taxes the Brain - Emily Badger - The Atlantic Cities<a href="http://www.theatlanticcities.com/jobs-and-economy/2013/08/how-poverty-taxes-brain/6716/">How Poverty Taxes the Brain - Emily Badger - The Atlantic Cities</a>P. L. Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11104914800533779546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723405037194790458.post-85051840548842293862013-08-15T08:51:00.001-07:002013-08-15T08:51:33.497-07:00Why Is Inequality So Much Higher in the U.S. Than in France? - Matthew O'Brien - The Atlantic<a href="http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2013/08/why-is-inequality-so-much-higher-in-the-us-than-in-france/278660/">Why Is Inequality So Much Higher in the U.S. Than in France? - Matthew O'Brien - The Atlantic</a>P. L. Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11104914800533779546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723405037194790458.post-61956524235698678542013-08-10T15:17:00.001-07:002013-08-10T15:17:46.155-07:00Chart of the Week: Poverty by congressional district | Pew Research Center<a href="http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2013/08/09/chart-of-the-week-poverty-by-congressional-district/">Chart of the Week: Poverty by congressional district | Pew Research Center</a>P. 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Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11104914800533779546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723405037194790458.post-12065007321842634962013-06-28T07:54:00.001-07:002013-06-28T07:54:20.139-07:00Going to Bed Hungry | Q&A | BillMoyers.com<a href="http://billmoyers.com/2013/04/05/going-to-bed-hungry/">Going to Bed Hungry | Q&A | BillMoyers.com</a>P. L. Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11104914800533779546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723405037194790458.post-5436547752219178012013-06-27T11:25:00.001-07:002013-06-27T11:25:28.588-07:00U.S. Child Poverty Is On The Rise | On Point with Tom Ashbrook<a href="http://onpoint.wbur.org/2013/06/25/child-poverty-america?utm_content=buffer98f23&utm_source=buffer&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Buffer">U.S. Child Poverty Is On The Rise | On Point with Tom Ashbrook</a>P. L. Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11104914800533779546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723405037194790458.post-90272314510004276342013-06-20T05:35:00.001-07:002013-06-20T05:35:56.593-07:00BBC News - 'Invisible' poor children let down by schools, says Ofsted head<a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-22970674#?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter">BBC News - 'Invisible' poor children let down by schools, says Ofsted head</a>P. L. Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11104914800533779546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723405037194790458.post-67826871468466884292013-06-18T14:16:00.001-07:002013-06-18T14:16:26.117-07:00The Unfinished March: An Overview | Economic Policy Institute<a href="http://www.epi.org/publication/unfinished-march-overview/#.UcDIqEyoaig.twitter">The Unfinished March: An Overview | Economic Policy Institute</a>P. L. Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11104914800533779546noreply@blogger.com