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From All Angles: Holistic Approach Employs Family Literacy to Break Cycle of Poverty in Dallas
For Erica Blanco, taking time out of her busy life for Toyota Family Learning classes is an investment in herself and her four children.
Beyond Academics: What a Holistic Approach to Learning Could Look Like
Nurturing a child's developmental growth requires greater communication by the adults in the different areas of a child's life: school, extra curricular activities, home, etc.
How Schools Can Help Break the Cycle of Poverty: A Whole Child Approach
More than 16 million children in the United States-nearly one out of four-live below the federal poverty level with their families earning less than $23,550 annually. These low-income households face many challenges, from lacking economic resources, to little or no access to health and wellness care. Children raised in poverty often have to go without...
10 things you didn't know about extreme poverty
What Poverty Does to the Young Brain
For a growing child, deprivation and stress can become a kind of neurotoxin.
A holistic approach to young people’s psychosocial wellbeing
This event explores different approaches to young people's psychosocial wellbeing in the Global South, and shares good practice in advancing support.
How to Combat Child Poverty in the U.S.
Our nation's leaders must do better than simply accept or ignore that
3 money-smart skills you should teach your child earlier than you might think
Start financial literacy lessons early — and I don’t mean as a Freshman in high school. “Parents’ influence on their children’s understanding of money management begins early…before they even start school.”* If you’re a parent, your child will invariably show interest in money before you drop them off for their first day of kindergarten. Your …
How media literacy is critical to saving our democracy
The fact that 80 percent of middle school students in a recent study could not distinguish between fake news and authentic news on the web shows that we, as educators, have to do a better job of te…
How Can High-Poverty Schools Connect With Students?
In high-poverty schools, it's critical to establish caring relationships, supporting students through advisory programs, create smaller learning environments, and encourage participation in extracurricular activities.
How Growing Up In Poverty Rewires A Child’s Developing Brain
The stress of poverty makes it harder for kids to learn. But neuroscientists are helping parents and teachers bridge the gap. #ProjectLiteracy
Why It Might Be Time to Treat Child Poverty Like a Medical Condition
New research reveals that kids growing up in low-income homes have less-developed brains than their wealthier peers.
Study of brain scans may show impact of poverty on academic achievement
Children whose family income was below the poverty line were the most adversely affected.
See How States Plan to Approach Equity
The recommendations include ideas like collecting better data on student outcomes, improving access to early childhood education, and beefing-up teacher quality.
This Map Shows How Many More Students Are Living In Poverty Than 9 Years Ago
And in many states, school funding systems are shortchanging poor students.
One Family's Story Shows How The Cycle Of Poverty Is Hard To Break
Like her own mother was, Desiree Metcalf is a young, single mom living in poverty. She doesn't have just one or two problems, but a whole pile of them.
A Bible Bill? Should a Bible literacy program be allowed in public schools?
Bill being talked about would allow public schools to offer a Bible literacy program.
Preschoolers Learn Lessons in Emotional Literacy
Emotions game helps early preschoolers learn lifelong lessons in emotional literacy.
How to Help Kids Develop 'News Literacy' Skills
Helping kids develop their news literacy skills has become more important than ever—and teaching kids only to identify fake news isn’t enough. To develop true news literacy, kids have to learn deeper strategies than simple fact-checking; they also have to consider how the news is gathered and presented.
Study finds breaking cycle of poverty could start in preschool classroom
New research shows the key to ending intergenerational poverty could be preschool.
