AS OF 2014, U.S. PUBLIC SCHOOLS REACHED A MAJOR MILESTONE: More than half (51%) of public school students were children of color and/or came from low-income families (qualify for a reduced or free school lunch). That shift represented a clear turning point toward greater diversity in America’s public schools and the need for a corresponding diversity of approaches in the nation’s classrooms.
What is at stake if that need is left unmet? For one, resources: Students of color are more likely to attend high-poverty schools, which receive $1,200 less in public funding per student/year than others. For another, development: Research shows that children with undereducated parents (which correlates to low-income families) will be a full year behind their counterparts by the time they are four years old.
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