The Berea College Promise Neighborhood serves an area where 81 percent of students qualified for free or reduced-price school meals in 2010¶
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q2 i? In 2010, 81 percent of students in the served counties qualified for free or reduced-price school meals, indicating a high-poverty student population. → Esposito 2015
Evidence¶
Esposito 2015¶
Esposito, A. M., Osborn, S., Coley, R., Hulsey, L., & Boller, K. (2015). Promise Neighborhood Site Profile: Berea College Promise Neighborhood. Princeton, NJ: Mathematica Policy Research. https://www.mathematica.org/publications/promise-neighborhood-site-profile-berea-college-promise-neighborhood
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Descriptive statistic reported in the site profile for the three served counties. The profile states that "In 2010, 81 percent of students qualified for free or reduced-price school meals," characterizing the economic need of the population the initiative serves.
"In 2010, 81 percent of students qualified for free or reduced-price school meals."
Discussion¶
Related Claims¶
- The Berea College Promise Neighborhood serves counties with per capita income significantly lower than state and national averages — related
- The initiative aims to reach all 6,300 students residing in the three served counties — related
- All middle and high schools in the Berea College Promise Neighborhood are persistently low-achieving — related
- Black students and students with disabilities are suspended at disproportionately high rates, and high-poverty schools are more likely to have a School Resource Officer — related
- The Buffalo Promise Neighborhood serves a predominantly minority, high-poverty community — related
- School test score averages are strongly related to the income of the families a school serves — a broader claim this one bears on
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The Berea College Promise Neighborhood serves an area where 81 percent of students qualified for free or reduced-price school meals in 2010 |
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The Berea College Promise Neighborhood serves an area where 81 percent of students qualified for free or reduced-price school meals in 2010 |
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