Poverty and Education

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This paper explains that, even though a disproportionate number of non-Caucasian individuals live in poverty, many Caucasian families face this problem as well; this poverty effects children and adults at all levels of education. The author points out that the main focus for this study is the fact that there are definite correlations between poverty and low educational expectations or outcome; therefore, the central research statement is that children who attend school on a regular basis and do not fall into the 'poverty' category have better educational outcomes than those who live in poverty. The paper outlines that the research, will analyze quantitative data from the "Reading First" results, a test printed by the State Department, using two years of this information.

Table of Contents
Introduction
Background
Statement of the Problem
Purpose of the Study
Importance of the Study
Scope of the Study
Definition of Terms
Limitations of the Study
Rationale for the Study
Overview of the Study

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"Those that find themselves in poverty deal not only with issues such as a lack of money, but they often also find that they have a great lack of time because they must work so hard simply to provide food, clothing, and shelter for their families. These individuals often are not able to pursue an education, and their children may have many of the same problems. These children do not have parents that can afford to send them to college but their ability to get grants and loans may be reduced by the amount of money that their parents do make. They are stuck somewhere between having too much and not having enough, and they have fallen through the cracks in a system that is, theoretically, designed to help them and to ensure that all people in this country can get a higher education."

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