NYSASCD is offering this one day symposium for the second year on Tuesday, Nov. 4 at Union College in Schenectady. It will continue to address an issue that is critical in New York State: poverty and its effect on students ability to learn.
Research has dramatically shown that children living in chronic poverty can have their ability to learn affected and limit their access to educational success.
The economic downturn in the US has dramatically change the landscape, and districts that were previously vibrant are not dealing with unemployment, underemployment, and transient families.