August 1, 2013In this preface to his book Engaging Students With Poverty in Mind, Eric Jensen gives a personal narrative of challenges…
May 1, 2013Eric Jensen highlights seven issues that disproportionately affect students from lower socioeconomic backgrounds in the classroom. Jensen outlines each of…
November 1, 2011Pedro A. Noguera argues that education policy must address the outside-of-school challenges that students in poverty face if the system…- November 1, 2010Karin Chenoweth tackles issues surrounding disadvantaged students and elevates them from the classroom level to the school level. Based on…
- April 1, 2008Paul Gorski debunks many of the various myths associated with the concept of the “culture of poverty” and addresses what…
- January 1, 2000This chapter explores the common characteristics of schools that have high poverty rates, high ethnic/racial minority populations, and high academic…
