EVERY CHILD DESERVES A CHANCE:
AN EDUCATION EQUITY CAMPAIGN TO INDIVIDUALIZE EDUCATION FOR CHILDREN GROWING UP IN THE TOXIC STRESS AND TRAUMA OF POVERTY
Do we, as a society, want to educate all children — or just some? And if we really want to educate all, shouldn’t we do so in a way where they can actually learn?
EAST ST. LOUIS EDUCATION - THE NUMBERS
Percentage of 11th graders at or above proficiency on SAT:
2017: 2.2% Math, 3.4% ELA
2018: 1.3% Math, 3.0% ELA
2019: 1.5% Math, 4.8% ELA
2020: no data
2021: 0.4% Math, 1.7% ELA
2022: 1.1% Math, 3.1% ELA
2023: 0.3% Math, 2.2% ELA
2022-2023 % Proficiency in Brooklyn, Illinois
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Math
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ELA
“The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.”
– attributed to Albert Einstein
THE SCIENCE OF TRAUMA MAKES CLEAR A DIFFERENT WAY IS NEEDED.
Science is showing us that trauma and the toxic stress of poverty severely impact learning. In traditional settings – classrooms of 20 to 30 children – students’ trauma responses of fight, flight, or flee, make learning hard or even impossible.
