Ed reform: Is poverty the elephant in the room? — from educationdive.com by Allie Gross
Excerpt /Dive Brief:
- On the eve of this weekend’s 60th anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education, the landmark Supreme Court decision that outlawed segregation, an article* in The New Yorker analyzes the inequality persisting in Newark’s education system despite reform efforts.
- Dale Russakoff writes that the city is still struggling to provide an equal and adequate education for its youth despite consultant-heavy reform and a $100 million donation from Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg.
- Acccording to Russakoff, the reform movement is missing community engagement, as he claims the top-down approach lacks “an understanding of the contours of poverty and racism in America.”
* Schooled — from newyorker.com by Dale Russakoff
Cory Booker, Chris Christie, and Mark Zuckerberg
had a plan to reform Newark’s schools.
They got an education.
Also see:
5 ways inequality contributes to high school dropout rates — from educationdive.com by Allie Gross
Excerpt:
- Students are hungry.
- Students are limited by poor eyesight.
- Students lack adequate clothing.
- Students are homeless.
- Students don’t have safe or reliable transportation.