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Autore |
Wages Michele <1965-> |
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Titolo |
The achievement gap : a poverty crisis, not an education crisis / / Michele Wages |
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Lanham, Maryland : , : Rowman & Littlefield, , 2018 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xiv, 77 pages) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Poverty - United States |
Poor children - United States - Social conditions |
Children with social disabilities - United States - Social conditions |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Child poverty -- Unemployment -- Race and poverty -- Family characteristics -- School behavior -- Homelessness -- Gangs and poverty -- Why has the income achievement gap grown? -- Is government assistance the answer? -- What needs to be done?. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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"Dr. Wages has written a detailed, well documented book that can serve as an informative resource to create an awareness of the multidimensional and complex issues of poverty"-- |
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