Poverty And Student Achievement In Chicago Public Schools By Lisa Breger

The public school records have revealed that students living in poverty are less likely to be as successful compared to students with average or above-average family incomes. “Poverty and Student Achievement In Chicago Public Schools'' by Lisa Breger affirms that standardized test scores are lower in impoverished schools(213). Standardized test scores show the overall knowledge accumulated by each student. When these scores show as lower than average, this indicates an issue. Breger’s quote explains that schools with a higher number of students living in poverty have been shown to have lower test scores increasing concern. “Poverty and Its Impact on Students’ Education'' published by NASSP presents that factors of poverty can negatively impact

Seekamp states, “Poor children complete two fewer years of schooling, work 451 fewer hours per year, earn less than half as much, receive $826 per year more in food stamps as adults, and are more than twice as likely to report poor overall health or high levels of psychological distress(11).” As presented, children who have grown up in poverty are more likely to need financial help in the future. This causes dependency on other people and the government making people not grow in life financially. “5 Ways Poverty Harms Children” by David Murphey and Zakia Redd utters that poor physical, emotional, and behavioral health has been proven to be a consequence of poverty(Murphey and Redd). Due to the lack of resources, including nutrition, many people suffer from the long-lasting negative effects of poverty. This quote expresses how poverty leads to many side effects and due to the minor money, these people don’t have the privilege to get help from hospitals and mental health workers. To summarize, poverty leads to negative consequences and problems in the

Breger brings up the fact that one of the factors that affect student achievement is attendance(210). As presented before, families living in poverty have busy irregular schedules making it more difficult to attend school and school-related events on a regular basis. As a consequence of students needing to financially support themselves and their families, schooling will need to come second. School counselors need to address this topic in the school system and with the teachers. Many of the staff don’t understand the struggle of living in poverty and think that these students are not going to school just to ditch. If the school counselors address the busy lifestyles of kids living in poverty it could help the teachers get a better understanding and have the desire to help those students. Many students have to support their families financially, counselors should start to address these problems with the teachers and other school staff