Poverty in Education

Question 1

What is the Poverty Line?

Accepted Answer

A family of 4 that earns less than $23,021

Question 2

Which answer is a typical stereotype given to people in poverty?

Accepted Answer

All of the above

Question 3

low-income students are four and a half times more likely to drop out of high school.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 4

What percent of children living in poverty are reading at grade level by 4th grade?

Accepted Answer

50%

Question 5

What are examples of popular effective strategies for teaching students in poverty?

Accepted Answer

Incorporating music, art, and theater across the curriculum

Question 6

Children who live in poverty have limited intelligence.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 7

What are examples of popular ineffective strategies for teaching students in poverty?

Accepted Answer

Direct instruction

Question 8

Programs implemented to help low-income families should include which of the following?

Accepted Answer

all of the above

Question 9

Is the discrepancy between low income & high income students an achievement or opportunity gap?

Accepted Answer

Opportunity gap

Question 10

The gap in SAT scores between wealthy and poor students has grown to what percent?

Accepted Answer

42%

Question 11

Attitudes about the value in education in poor communities differ from those in wealthier.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 12

How often is a baby in the United States born into poverty?

Accepted Answer

32 seconds

Question 13

Children living below the poverty line are 1.3 times more likely to have developmental delays.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 14

What percent of children living in poverty aren't prepared for primary schooling?

Accepted Answer

40%

Question 15

Approximately how many children are growing up in poverty?

Accepted Answer

30 million

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