How America's public schools keep kids in poverty

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November 1, 2016 Today’s TED Talk How America's public schools keep kids in poverty 13:50 minutes · TEDxBeaconStreet Why should a good education be exclusive to rich kids? Schools in low-income neighborhoods across the US, specifically in communities of color, lack resources that are standard at wealthier schools -- things like musical instruments, new books, healthy school lunches and soccer fields -- and this has a real impact on the potential of students. Kandice Sumner sees the disparity every day in her classroom in Boston. In this inspiring talk, she asks us to face facts -- and change them. Watch now »   Playlist of the Day Re-imagining school All over the world, there's growing consensus that our education systems are broken. These educators share big ideas on how we might re-imagine school. Watch » 10 talks · Total run time 2:49:42 Join us on Facebook Follow us @TEDTalks

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