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Our Schools Are Not Broken—The Problem is Poverty

We have been told repeatedly that our schools are “broken.” The only evidence for this claim is the fact that American students do not score at the top of the world on international test scores. But studies show that middle-class American students attending well-funded schools outscore students in nearly all other countries on these tests. We also know that the U.S. has a high percentage of children living in poverty, higher than other industrialized countries. What this means is that the problem is poverty, not teachers, not schools of education, not teachers unions.

Join linguist, educational researcher, and activist Stephen Krashen for a conversation about education, poverty, testing, and education funding. Dr. Krashen is Professor Emeritus of Learning and Instruction at the University of Southern California and the 2011 commencement speaker for the Graduate School of Education and Counseling. 

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Event details:

When: June 4, 10 a.m.
Where: Smith Hall, Albany Quadrangle
Contact: For more information, contact the Center for Community Engagement at 503-768-6040