Educating All God's Children: What Christians Can--And Should--Do to Improve Public Education for Low-Income Kids

Baker Fulgham, Nicole

ISBN 10: 1587433273 / ISBN 13: 9781587433276

Edité par Brazos Press, 2013

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Synopsis :

Educating All God's Children An education expert calls Christians to champion urgently needed reform and provides concrete steps to help all children get the quality public education they deserve. Full description

Présentation de l'éditeur: Children living in poverty have the same God-given potential as children in wealthier communities, but on average they achieve at significantly lower levels. Kids who both live in poverty and read below grade level by third grade are three times as likely not to graduate from high school as students who have never been poor. By the time children in low-income communities are in fourth grade, they're already three grade levels behind their peers in wealthier communities. More than half won't graduate from high school--and many that do graduate only perform at an eighth-grade level. Only one in ten will go on to graduate from college. These students have severely diminished opportunities for personal prosperity and professional success. It is clear that America's public schools do not provide a high quality public education for the sixteen million children growing up in poverty.

Education expert Nicole Baker Fulgham explores what Christians can--and should--do to champion urgently needed reform and help improve our public schools. The book provides concrete action steps for working to ensure that all of God's children get the quality public education they deserve. It also features personal narratives from the author and other Christian public school teachers that demonstrate how the achievement gap in public education can be solved.

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : Educating All God's Children: What ...
Éditeur : Brazos Press
Date d'édition : 2013
Reliure : Couverture souple
Etat : Very Good
Edition : 2ème Édition