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ERIC Number: EJ581597
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1999
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ISSN: ISSN-0031-7217
Poor Logic and Poor Children.
Robertson, Heather-Jane
Phi Delta Kappan, v80 n7 p552-53 Mar 1999
About 20% of Canadian children live in poverty. The idea that wealth influences achievement is being denied. Although the government promised that half the "fiscal dividend" would be reinvested in children, it held focus groups instead. Meanwhile, a research finding about poor parenting has grabbed media attention. (MLH)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Child Welfare, Elementary Secondary Education, Focus Groups, Foreign Countries, Mass Media, Parent Background, Politics of Education, Poverty, Public Policy
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Canada