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Explore the impact of poverty on education outcomes, highlighting the role of school, family, and community. Learn about strategies to enhance student success and address challenges related to parental education, out-of-school time, and socioeconomic status. Gain insights into policy priorities and effective interventions. Contact Elaine Weiss, National Coordinator of Broader Bolder Approach to Education, for more information.
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Increased Student Achievement: It Takes the School, It Takes the Family, It Takes the Community. IEL Policy Seminar Elaine Weiss, National Coordinator, Broader Bolder Approach to Education April 23, 2012
Impacts of Poverty: Parental Education 1200 College Educated Parents 600 Very Low-Income Parents 200 16 mos. 24 mos. 36 mos. Child’s Age (Months)
How Important is Out-of-School Time? Elementary school reading scores by Socio-Economic Status
School Itself Isn’t the Problem September-June Reading gains broken down by SES
Summer is the Problem June-September Reading Gains and Losses
Impacts of Poverty: Dental Health Odds of Seeing a Dentist by Insurance Type
We HAVE gained academic ground *Reading scores calculated 1992-2009
Policy Priorities that Work? Reduce school readiness gap Remove obstacles to learning in class Build on classroom gains
Visit www.boldapproach.orgContact:Elaine Weiss, eweiss@epi.org(202) 331-5537