Poverty and Student Achievement

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The paper reveals that it has been demonstrated by research that the most important reason for substandard educational, health, social and other issues is poverty, especially poverty during early stages of childhood. The paper explores the relevant studies and research and discusses the Head Start program that has done some progress in enhancing the readiness of the preschool children who are disadvantaged for entry into public schools. The paper includes an annotated bibliography.

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"The most important cause for low levels of educational, health, social and other issues is poverty, especially poverty during the early stages of childhood. A distinct correlation exists between achievement on the educational front and income. What majority of the Americans are unaware is that around 40% of American children are brought up in families having low-income with stark realities weighed against them. Even though the youth account for just 25% of the population, they account for nearly 40% of those individuals categorized as poor. Bulk of these poor children belongs to the Black community representing 43.1% or Hispanic of 39.6%."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Anderson, Judith. (1992, Apr) "Poverty and Achievement: Re-examining the Relationship between School Poverty and Student Achievement: An Examination of Eighth Grade Student Achievement Using the National Education Longitudinal Study of 1988" Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association. San Francisco, CA.
• Center for Public Education. (2005, Aug. 19) "Key Lessons: High-performing, high-poverty schools" Retrieved 26 October, 2007 from http://www.centerforpubliceducation.org/site/c.kjJXJ5MPIwE/b.1534271/k.9010/Key_Lessons_Highperforming_highpoverty_schools.htm
• Hannaway, Jane. (2005, Jan) "Poverty and Student Achievement" In Literacy Development of Students in Urban Schools, edited by James Flood and Patricia L. Anders (3-21). Newark, DE: International Reading Association.
• Orland, Martin E. (1990) "Demographics of Disadvantage: Intensity of Childhood Poverty and Its Relationship to Educational Achievement" In Access to Knowledge: An Agenda for Our Nation's Schools. Edited by John Goodlad and Pamela Keating. New York, NY: The College Board, (43-58).
• Margaret, Arthur. (1990) "Five Million Children: A Statistical Profile of Our Poorest Young Citizens". New York: National Center for Children in Poverty, Columbia University.

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