Educating all God's children
Subtitle: what Christians can-and should-do to improve public education for low-income kids
By: Nicole Baker Fulgham
Publisher: Brazos Press
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Grand Rapids
Language: eng
Number of pages: 235
ISBN-13: 9781587433276
Subjects: Educational equalization; Church group work with youth; Church and social problems; Christian education of young people; Public schools; Education; Poor children
Description: Children living in poverty have the same God-given potential as children in wealthier communities, but on average they achieve at significantly lower levels. By the time children in low-income communities are in fourth grade, they're already three grade levels behind their peers in wealthier communities. Fulgham explores what Christians can do to champion urgently needed reform and help improve our public schools.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: School system deeply divided: notes from Detroit and Compton; title: Root causes, systemic factors, and myths; title: Good news: hard work yields success for all children; title: Rich history, an absent voice; title: Biblical framework: children, justice, and human potential; title: Motivating and sustaining faith; title: Closing the awareness gap; title: Laborers in the movement; title: Faith-based advocacy; title: Never again.