Poverty in the U.S. Today by ,dianeravavitch

New post on Diane Ravitch's blog

Teachers know more about increasing rates of poverty than most people. Teachers see the children who come to school without decent clothes or shoes. They know the children who are homeless. They teach children who are sick but never get medical care. Here is the documentation: Poverty is worse in the U.S. than in other advanced nations. Child poverty is about 23%, which makes the U.S. #1 in child poverty. Teachers already knew it. dianerav | September 6, 2012 at 8:08 am | Categories: Economy, Education Reform, Poverty | URL: http://wp.me/p2odLa-1FZ