April 2008 | Volume 65 | Number 7 Poverty and Learning
Feature Articles
Perspectives / Harnessing Our Power
Marge Scherer
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Whose Problem Is Poverty?
Richard Rothstein
Modest social and economic reforms can greatly improve student achievement.
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Closing the Teacher Quality Gap
Kati Haycock and Candace Crawford
What can we do about providing low-income students with the strongest teachers?
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Got Books?
Anne McGill-Franzen and Richard Allington
Research suggests how to reduce summer skill setback.
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Mission Possible
Terry B. Grier and Amy A. Holcombe
This school system presents its program for recruiting and retaining teachers at challenging schools.
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The Myth of the "Culture of Poverty"
Paul Gorski
Believing that poor people are different from those with higher incomes is dangerous and wrong.
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Centers of Hope
Joy G. Dryfoos
Full-service schools combat the effects of poverty.
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A Full-Service School Fulfills Its Promise
Eileen Santiago, JoAnne Ferrara and Marty Blank
A New York school formed partnerships to establish health care services, family counseling, parent outreach, and more.
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Nine Powerful Practices
Ruby Payne
How to teach the hidden rules of school.
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Becoming Adept at Code-Switching
Rebecca S. Wheeler
Strategies for helping students become aware of how different language patterns are used in different settings.
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When Mobility Disrupts Learning
Jean Louise M. Smith, Hank Fien and Stan C. Paine
Programs and policies that reduce the harmful effects of student mobility on reading skills.
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Seven Systemwide Solutions
Kate Anderson Simons and Rivka H. Friedman
From the achievement gap to lack of parental involvement—school districts show how they tackle the big challenges.
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Training Principals in Pretoria
Sue Books
In rural South Africa, principals work with students who lack food and must travel for hours to get to school.
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Understanding Students' Strengths and Struggles
Donna Marie San Antonio
Why teachers must be in touch with the realities that students face.
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Charity Begins at School
Shifra Teitelbaum
It can all start with $25.
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Departments
What Research Says About … / Teacher Recruitment Incentives
Jane L. David
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Ask About Accountability / When the Test Says You're Not So Smart
W. James Popham
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The Principal Connection / Whose School Is It?
Joanne Rooney
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Leading to Change / The Leadership Challenge in Literacy
Douglas B. Reeves
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Special Report / Do Private High Schools Help Low-Income Students?
Deborah Perkins-Gough
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ASCD Community in Action
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Looking Back, Looking Forward / A Focus on the Whole Child
Deborah Perkins-Gough
ASCD celebrates its 65th anniversary.
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Online Only
Family Power
Christopher D. Wooleyhand, Debbie Swietlik, Linda Kight Winter and Mark W. Mitchell
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Remembering the Glue Crisis
Lan Hue Quach
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Cultivating Pearls
Mary Anne Heng and Kai Yung (Brian) Tam
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Where Have All My Students Gone?
Laura Hoeing
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EL Study Guide
Naomi Thiers
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Best of the Blog
Laura Varlas
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