ignoring poverty in US
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We Are Living in a Grapes of Wrath Era
What is amazing is that John Steinbeck wrote The Grapes of Wrath in 1939 and it covered the era of the Dust Bowl, yet 81 years later I can see scenes of that past displayed in painful images and news reports today. If you don’t know 1930s US history, then let me give you a…
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Book That Addresses How Poverty is Ignored in the United States
Have any of you read this book written by Furman University Professor P. L. Thomas? I’m thinking about purchasing the book to gain insight into his perspective on poverty, capitalism, and our educational crisis. Professor Thomas states, “This work is intended to confront the growing misinformation about the interplay among poverty, public schools, and what schools…
Natasha 