Causes Of Poverty In Schools

When a child is living in poverty, food is a luxury item. Poverty is connected to achievement gaps because children who are living in poverty are most likely not able to fulfill their basic needs let alone do their homework. For instance, these children might only receive one meal a day, which is

According to Tough (2016), “In 2013, for the first time, a majority of public-school students in this country -51 percent, to be precise- fell below the federal government’s low income cutoff, meaning they were eligible for a free or subsidized school lunch” (pg. 58). Children whom come from low income families are more than likely to struggle in school. They may or may not come from single family homes. As well as they may have both parents at home, but their parents may not be able to be active in their education. They may not have a way to participate in school activities, or attend conferences.

Poverty has a great impact on children school lives because they usually face with the overwhelming challenge in their families that is a factor impact on children’s school behaviors and performance. Girls will tend to abuse, while boys may damage in other aspects such as curiosity, learning, and memory. When I read the chapter two of the book, Teaching with Poverty in Mind written by Eric Jensen, I completely agree with him that “A child who comes from a stressful home environment tends to channel that stress into disruptive behavior at school and be less able to develop a healthy social and academic life” (Jensen, 2009, n.p.). In this book, he reported, low-income children “are linked to over 50 percent of all

Not only are impoverished children suffering from a late start in education, it is known that the neediest schools are the schools who's students are below the poverty line. The students with the greatest needs receive the least funding and resources. In New York the average poor student will receive about $1,000 year in resources at public school; whereas the school's with the least amount of poor children receive around $3,000 per student in public schools. Not necessarily the same number wise but this is the case in at least 37 of our 50 states (Schemo). Inadequate education for impoverished children only worsens their chances of making it out of poverty.

Another reason kids live in poverty and go hungry is their parents don't have a high paying job. This is caused by the education level. Parents can only get a minimum wage job with their skills and education level. This is not enough money to support a family with kids. “The Southern Education Foundation found that, for the first time in 40 years, the majority of public school students in 13 southern and four western states are living at poverty levels” ("Rising Child Poverty"). The wages are decreasing for the less educated, for families with kids this is very bad. This is how families end up in poverty. Another effect is when kids are hungry they don't do as will in school. They can’t pay attention and learn. This means they don't have the required skills to get a job ("Rising Child Poverty").

Lack of money, health insurance, and other poverty related issues have also led to lower academic performance among children in poverty. In David Berliner’s Letter to The President, he explains how “medical problems are harming student learning in our schools” (252). Since poor children may not have health insurance, or their families may not have the funds to see a doctor, poorer children miss more school due to illness. Also, more children in poverty come from single parent homes, which leaves numerous children on their own after school. In fact, “three fourths of all single mothers are in the labor force” which means there happens to be usually nobody at home to assist poor children with their homework, or help them study for tests

Second, poverty also has an effect on students. There are more than half of public school students living in poverty and most students who live in poverty drop out of school and do not graduate or go to college (Kasperkevic). Some children actually think it is their fault that their families are homeless (60 Minutes). Also, poverty can affect students

Poverty is an important issue in the United States. In fact, child poverty in the US is at its highest point in 20 years. [Flores & Lesley, 2014] The poor are at a disadvantage, because they have an unfulfilled right to a good education. A majority of children attending public schools come from low-income families. It is hypothesized that a low household income correlates with poor achievement in school. A solution to poverty is for everyone to have a good education so everyone can be equally prepared to take on a high-skill, high-paying job. It’s unfortunate, because the solution to poverty is a good education, but a good education is hardly ever available to children living in poverty.

Title l is additional funding that schools with high poverty populations receive to ensure that they are meeting the needs of their students (Slade). In 2007, the allocation for Title l was 27 billion and in 2015 it was 15.5 billion which shows that funding is decreasing as the number of students living in poverty is rising. Therefore, it is essential that funds are prioritized and allocated effectively to close the achievement gap and effects of poverty (Slade). The next step suggested in the article is to maximize the benefits of meal programs in schools. They suggest that breakfast and lunch programs remain a priority since many students, ⅕ of U.S. children, have limited access to food. The third suggestion is to improve school climate. The article refers to Jensen, who believes that high poverty schools have a weakened learning environment due to varying issues such as absences, bullying, truancy, and trust (Slade). A positive, encouraging, welcoming, and safe school climate is very important to students’ success. The final suggestion is to improve student access to advanced coursework. Providing students with opportunities to engage in relevant and challenging coursework is very important. Also, it is essential for schools to provide students with the supports needed to achieve success in these courses. Implementing these changes and ideas suggested by the authors of this article are just a few steps that we can take to help those living in

“These factors include: incidence of poverty, the depth of poverty, the duration of poverty, the timing of poverty (age of child), community characteristics (concentration of poverty and crime in neighborhood, and school characteristics) and the impact poverty has on the child’s social network (parents, relatives and neighbors).” Any one of these factors can contribute to a child not being able to focus in school which can ultimately lead to a child falling behind in their education. With the current trajectory the education system as a whole, not taking into account those disadvantage students that may struggle at school because they have to worry about trying not to struggle at home when the school day is

Even with the free lunches, schools offer other challenges for where education is concerned, the news doesn’t get much better. Students who are underfed or struggle with fulfilling basic needs often find it hard to learn. That feeds into the medical side of these children’s dilemmas, if a child is hungry or undernourished, that probably and usually does make it hard for them to focus and learn and they can be prone to bad behaviors (Crum).

Poverty is a chronic issue not just within the United States but throughout the whole world, but one thing that people tend to overlook is the effect that poverty has on childhood. Many children grow up in poverty and the effects can last for a life time. For many of these kids who grow up in these conditions the effects include poor health, a high risk for teen pregnancy, and the lack of an education.

Poverty is an essential variable that needs to be factored in when working with kids. Children raised in poverty are subject to many more stressors than individuals raised in high income homes. Teaching with Poverty in Mind written by Eric Jensen is a great resource to understand the effects of poverty and children and provides valuable information regarding strategies that can increase success out comes for students living in poverty.

    Academic achievement  is unbalanced within school systems due to student circumstances of poverty.  Millions of children live in poverty.   Poverty stricken students also face unsettling circumstances that make it difficult for them to attain educational success. Poverty is the state of not having enough money to pay for the basic needs of food clothing and shelter. The federal poverty line only takes into consideration a minimal diet and low cost food to calculate but does not take into consideration basic standards of living.  Doing so puts the people that get federal assistance of not having enough, and the people that have too much income to get assistance in the same position of not having enough and keeps people in poverty instead of curing the circumstances of poverty.

The school system provides many achievements throughout our life that benefit us, but everything had its consequences. As our system improves year to year there's many challenges that it has to go through issues regarding budget, technology, different aspects as the generation changes, and more. As years passes there have being many issues concerning how the education is affecting the younger generations and how even though many program are involved there isn't a satisfactory end result to provide a successful outcomes. One of the biggest issues concerning according to Grace Chen article is how poverty might affect the percentage of dropouts in an institution because of their financial struggle which might affect them with their lack of food