Kategorie: USA

„In the United States, about one-third of beginning teachers leave the profession within 5 years, costing districts $7.3 billion a

„England ranks equal fourth amongst countries and regions in numeracy inequality. Only France, English-speaking Canada and the USA are significantly

„For numeracy, almost a quarter (24 per cent) of adults in England scored at Level One or below, a higher

USA: „Since the 1970s, increasing class-based residential segregation has been translated into de facto class-based school segregation. Schoolchildren from the

USA: „According to one national study, 72 percent of middle-class children know the alphabet when starting school, as opposed to

„The achievement gap between children from high- and low-income families is roughly 30-40 percent larger among children born in 2001

USA: „Better teachers, who can have a substantial effect on student success in later life, are disproportionately found in upper-income,

USA: „As the twenty-first century opened, a family’s socioeconomic status (SES) had become even more important than test scores in

USA: „Residential sorting by income over the last 30 to 40 years has shunted high-income and low-income students into separate

USA: „Houses near a high-scoring public school cost more than $200,000 more than comparable houses near low-scoring schools.“ Univ.-Prof. Dr. Robert Putnam,