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Publication Date: 2016
Pages: 14
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Students from Poverty. Backgrounder
National Education Association
This paper examines poverty's impact on student physical health, socioemotional health, and the brain. Further, although children spend only 20 percent of their time in school, this paper examines the school's role in student development, as well as proposes effective policies and programs that go beyond the classroom.
Descriptors: Poverty, Low Income Students, Disadvantaged Youth, Family Environment, Achievement Gap, Physical Health, Mental Health, Brain, School Role, Program Effectiveness, At Risk Students, Child Development, Student Behavior, Teacher Expectations of Students, Stress Management, Specialists, Breakfast Programs, Summer Programs, After School Programs, Prevention, Class Size, Poverty Programs, Government Role, African American Students, White Students, Learning Disabilities, Disability Identification, Discipline Policy
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Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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