Three Main Research Points
The Relationship between Socioeconomic Status and Literacy: How Literacy Is Influenced by and Influences SES
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“Literacy levels in children have strong implications for future employment opportunities and level of SES.”
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Cycle of Poverty
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How to break this cycle and the societal norms associated with it
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How higher literacy levels can lead to increasing employment opportunities
Effects of School Population Socioeconomic Status on Individual Academic Achievement
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Is it possible that students are staying in lower socioeconomic status, due to their community and people that surround them
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What changes can schools make to the communities,
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What can the local(state) or federal government do to help and solve the problem
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What are some career aspirations
Understanding The Effects Of School Funding
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This article specifically focuses on California, but it does a great job of looking at the effects of school funding. Which is based on a multitude of factors.
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Local, state and federal rules
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Reflecting socioeconomic conditions and preferences of the residents
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However it is hard to determine whether or not student achievement is solely based on the level of school funding. As there can be a plethora of outside influences.
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This has caused researchers to have studied state level school finance reforms. These reforms were most often court ordered mandates directing states to correct funding inequities resulting from differences in local property tax bases across districts.
