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Reading Socrates on the streets: Offering education to people in poverty | USCatholic.org
Source: Reading Socrates on the streets: Offering education to people in poverty | USCatholic.org Here’s a wonderful article by Notre Dame professors on their teaching of a great books course for guests at the Center for the Homeless. Such a … Continue reading
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What Poverty Does to the Young Brain – The New Yorker
For a growing child, deprivation and stress can become a kind of neurotoxin. Source: What Poverty Does to the Young Brain – The New Yorker
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Saving Horatio Alger: Equality, Opportunity, and the American Dream | Brookings Institution
Brookings expert Richard Reeves presents an in-depth examination on social mobility and equality in America, and what we can do to save the American Dream. Source: Saving Horatio Alger: Equality, Opportunity, and the American Dream | Brookings Institution An important … Continue reading
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Robert has been an incredible professor and person. He is an exemplar of community-based teaching.
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Life in South Bend: A company town without a company | The Economist
Source: Life in South Bend: A company town without a company | The Economist
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St. Joseph High School students work on immigration mural
After about a week of work, a project that involved multiple disciplines at Saint Joseph High School was revealed. Source: St. Joseph High School students work on immigration mural
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Poverty, family stress are thwarting student success, top teachers say – The Washington Post
Asked to identify obstacles to student achievement, the best educators point to factors outside class. Source: Poverty, family stress are thwarting student success, top teachers say – The Washington Post
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We were high school valedictorians, but we weren’t sure we’d make it to college because we’re also undocumented immigrants – The Washington Post
What it’s like to be a DREAMer on campus. Source: We were high school valedictorians, but we weren’t sure we’d make it to college because we’re also undocumented immigrants – The Washington Post
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WORKING POOR: Forty percent of people struggling to make ends meet | Local – WSBT.com
Right now more than 40 percent of people in St. Joseph County are struggling to make ends meet, according to a new report by the United Way. Source: WORKING POOR: Forty percent of people struggling to make ends meet | … Continue reading
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Where Poor Kids Grow Up Makes A Huge Difference : Planet Money : NPR
Poor kids who moved to neighborhoods with less poverty did much better than those who didn’t move. Source: Where Poor Kids Grow Up Makes A Huge Difference : Planet Money : NPR
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