1. www.boldapproach.org Increased Student Achievement: It Takes the School, It Takes the Family, It Takes the Community. IEL Policy Seminar Elaine Weiss, National Coordinator, Broader Bolder Approach to Education April 23, 2012

2. www.boldapproach.org Impacts of Poverty: Parental Education College Educated Parents Very Low-Income Parents 1200 600 200 16 mos.24 mos.36 mos. Child’s Age (Months)

3. www.boldapproach.org How Important is Out-of-School Time? Elementary school reading scores by Socio-Economic Status

4. www.boldapproach.org September-June Reading gains broken down by SES School Itself Isn’t the Problem

5. www.boldapproach.org June-September Reading Gains and Losses Summer is the Problem

6. www.boldapproach.org Impacts of Poverty: Asthma

7. www.boldapproach.org Impacts of Poverty: Dental Health Odds of Seeing a Dentist by Insurance Type

8. www.boldapproach.org We HAVE gained academic ground Subject (NAEP main) 4 th grade math 4 th grade reading* 8 th grade math 8 th grade reading Change, 1990- 2009, Black students 35132410 Change, 1990- 2009, White students 296236 *Reading scores calculated 1992-2009

9. www.boldapproach.org The Impact of Poverty: Across OECD Nations

10. www.boldapproach.org Policy Priorities that Work? Reduce school readiness gap Remove obstacles to learning in class Build on classroom gains

11. www.boldapproach.org Where is this happening?

12. www.boldapproach.org Visit www.boldapproach.org Contact: Elaine Weiss, eweiss@epi.org (202) 331-5537www.boldapproach.orgeweiss@epi.org