When the Civil Rights Act was passed in 1964 it required that a study be commissioned to report to President Johnson on integration issues in the school systems. The Coleman report came out two years later. Read it. It’s very informative. It should be required reading for anyone writing about education. One conclusion it reached is that “Home Life” is the greatest predictor of success in school
When the Civil Rights Act was passed in 1964 it required that a study be commissioned to report to President Johnson on integration issues in the school systems. The Coleman report came out two years later. Read it. It’s very informative. It should be required reading for anyone writing about education. One conclusion it reached is that “Home Life” is the greatest predictor of success in school
It has absolutely nothing to do with number of books and everything to do with parents purchasing books as an indicator that they prioritize education for their kids. These are largely problems a school district cannot solve. However - we can absolutely do better than we are doing now and if those kids don't have people at home that care, they should have advocates in the school and we the citizens should compensate them fairly!
When the Civil Rights Act was passed in 1964 it required that a study be commissioned to report to President Johnson on integration issues in the school systems. The Coleman report came out two years later. Read it. It’s very informative. It should be required reading for anyone writing about education. One conclusion it reached is that “Home Life” is the greatest predictor of success in school
There's a famous study from 00s that basically reiterates this but because we're all stupid now we interpret it the wrong way:
"The Number of Books at Home Correlates to Future Success"
https://snapbackphonics.com/academic-success-and-the-number-of-books-at-home/
It has absolutely nothing to do with number of books and everything to do with parents purchasing books as an indicator that they prioritize education for their kids. These are largely problems a school district cannot solve. However - we can absolutely do better than we are doing now and if those kids don't have people at home that care, they should have advocates in the school and we the citizens should compensate them fairly!