Includes bibliographical references (p. 148-164) and indexes.
Contents:
What teachers need to know about poverty -- Social context of poverty -- Living in poverty -- Demographics of poverty -- "Savage inequalities" in school funding -- No guarantees: the struggles for educational opportunity -- The schooling of poor children -- Educational reform -- How poverty could matter less in schooling.
Series:
Sociocultural, political, and historical studies in education
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