Tracking the 'Learning Gap' in Time and MoneyEducation Week: 12.19.2013 by Erik Robelen
It surely comes as no surprise to hear that children
from low-income families typically enjoy fewer opportunities for learning and
enrichment than those in more affluent households.
A new commentary and illustration published this
week by Education Week drives that point home, and makes put those disparities
in tangible terms. The analysis by the After-School Corporation aims to
quantify—in both hours invested and dollars spent—the learning advantages that
accumulate for children beyond the regular school day who grow up in middle-
and upper-class homes.
By age 12, the analysis concludes, disadvantaged
children have received about 6,000 fewer hours of learning time than their
more-affluent peers, and their families have been outspent by about $90,000 on
learning and enrichment activities. READ MORE !
