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Increased Student Achievement: It Takes the School, It Takes the Family, It Takes the Community. IEL Policy Seminar Elaine Weiss, National Coordinator, Broader Bolder Approach to Education April 23, 2012. Impacts of Poverty: Parental Education. 1200. College Educated Parents. 600.
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Increased Student Achievement: It Takes the School, It Takes the Family, It Takes the Community. IEL Policy Seminar Elaine Weiss, National Coordinator, Broader Bolder Approach to Education April 23, 2012
Impacts of Poverty: Parental Education 1200 College Educated Parents 600 Very Low-Income Parents 200 16 mos. 24 mos. 36 mos. Child’s Age (Months)
How Important is Out-of-School Time? Elementary school reading scores by Socio-Economic Status
School Itself Isn’t the Problem September-June Reading gains broken down by SES
Summer is the Problem June-September Reading Gains and Losses
Impacts of Poverty: Dental Health Odds of Seeing a Dentist by Insurance Type
We HAVE gained academic ground *Reading scores calculated 1992-2009
Policy Priorities that Work? Reduce school readiness gap Remove obstacles to learning in class Build on classroom gains
Visit www.boldapproach.orgContact:Elaine Weiss, eweiss@epi.org(202) 331-5537