Ένα ενδιαφέρον άρθρο για την σημασία της φτώχειας στην σχολική αποτυχία.
Το άρθρο βασιζόμενο σε έρευνα του Southern Education Foundation δείχνει την αντανάκλαση των κοινωνικών ανισοτήτων στην εκπαίδευση
και αντίστοιχα την αδυναμία του επιχειρήματος πως για την σχολική αποτυχία ευθύνεται αποκλειστικά ο εκπαιδευτικός
Poverty still lies at the root of the U.S. ‘education crisis.’
BY DAVID SIROTA
Social science research over the last few decades has shown that two thirds of student achievement is a product of out-of-school factors – and among the most powerful of those is economic status.
Google the phrase “education crisis” and you’ll be hit with a glut of articles, blog posts and think tank reports claiming the entire American school system is facing an emergency. Much of this agitprop additionally asserts that teachers unions are the primary cause of the alleged problem. Not surprisingly, the fabulists pushing these narratives are often backed by anti-public school conservatives and anti-union plutocrats. But a little-noticed study released last week provides yet more confirmation that neither the “education crisis” meme or the “evil teachers’ union” narrative is accurate. Συνέχεια →