Breaking the Iron Cage of Poverty to Improve Education Success (Friday)
When Dr. Donna M. Beegle asked students from generational poverty, "What did education mean to you and your family," the number one answer was "stress." What does poverty teach? What does education look and feel like when you live in the crisis of poverty? Learning the answers to these questions can provide educators and community partners with a deeper understanding of the many different types of poverty and what can be done on an individual and organizational level to improve outcomes. Dr. Beegle will also share five evidence-based, best practices along with case studies of school districts who are changing the statistic that students in poverty are the least likely to gain an education.