Poverty
Poverty can have an impact on students' chances for success in school. In this section, you can find research about the impact of poverty on education and strategies for closing the achievement gap between students of differing income levels.
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2012
Poverty and inequality, 2012
This is a chapter from the Annual Report on Ontario’s Publicly Funded Schools 2012, and includes research and analysis regarding poverty and equality in schools. Every year, People for Education.
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2012
The arts and achievement in at-risk youth: findings from four longitudinal studies
National Endowment for the Arts (U. S.
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2011
2011 Report card on child and family poverty in Canada: Revisiting family security in insecure times
Campaign 2000. In Campaign 2000′s 20th report on child poverty in Canada, there is little good news.
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2011
Poverty and inequality in Ontario schools, 2011
People for Education, 2011. This chapter from the Annual Report on Ontario’s Publicly Funded Schools 2011, includes research and analysis regarding poverty and inequality.
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2008
Growing unequal: A report on poverty
OECD, 2008 “After 20 years of continuous decline, both inequality and poverty rates in Canada have increased rapidly in the past 10 years. ” Schools are affected.
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2008
Review of the roots of youth violence
Ontario Inquiry, 2008 This review by Roy McMurtry and Alvin Curling found that youth violence has deep social roots, and recommended many changes, including a comprehensive youth policy with measurable.
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2002
Investing in public education (Rozanski Report)
Ontario Education Equality Task Force, 2002. This comprehensive review of Ontario’s education funding formula made recommendations to improve the adequacy and structure of education funding.