August, 2016 | Look Into Education

Heroes in low-income schools: Part 2

August 23rd, 2016

William Woods EDU

In our last Look Into Education blog, we discussed the great need in Missouri and all across the U.S. for education leaders — heroes — to step into low-income schools and enact change. Linda Cliatt-Wayman grew up attending Strawberry Mansion High School, a low-income school in Philadelphia, and shares her story in a TED Talk. […]

Heroes in low-income schools: Part 1

August 16th, 2016

William Woods EDU

For the first time in recent history, the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) reports that a majority of the schoolchildren attending the nation’s public schools come from low-income families — 51 percent. In Missouri, 45 percent of public school students come from low-income families, according to a report from the Southern Education Foundation. But […]

Archives

Heroes in low-income schools: Part 2

Heroes in low-income schools: Part 1