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Poverty imposes social, cognitive, health-related, and stress-related challenges on students every day, and all these factors affect students’ ability to learn.
Educators can help improve the academic achievement and life readiness of economically disadvantaged students by creating healthy environments, supportive schools, and targeted instruction.
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ASCD Quick Reference Guides cover fundamental education topics in a handy format that's perfect for time-pressed study groups or individuals. Written by recognized experts, the guides are packed with instructional tips and solutions that you can put into practice right away.
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ASCD Faculty members are available for on-site capacity-building professional development on poverty and disrupting its effects. ASCD can design a precise professional development plan, organized around our field-tested solutions, with a focus on the education foundations that make sense for you.
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ASCD Conferences, One-, Two-, and Three-Day Institutes, and other special events frequently feature sessions about poverty.
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