What is it about?
What happens when you give kids from poverty but with academic potential a chance to succeed? This paper examines the effect of participating in an academic program, outside of school, increases the performance on a state achievement exam. What was found was that students who did attend ended up performing better in math and language arts.
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Why is it important?
The findings demonstrate that students from poverty, when given an opportunity, do perform better. In short, it demonstrates that programs that are targeted towards disadvantaged students have a tangible benefit to their learning. In an era post No Child Left Behind in public education, showing the successes in education is critical.
Perspectives
I believe that this shows that increased academic days to the school year are important. The main difference between the academic program examined in this study and summer school programs offered at public schools is that the academic program is perceived in a positive light by students and summer school is seen as a punishment. These meaningful academic days give disadvantaged students a chance to "catch up" to more advantaged peers. Meaningful academic experiences do make a difference.
jaret hodges
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This page is a summary of: The Effect of an Out-of-School Enrichment Program on the Academic Achievement of High-Potential Students From Low-Income Families, Journal of Advanced Academics, June 2017, SAGE Publications,
DOI: 10.1177/1932202x17715304.
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