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[quote=Anonymous]@9:24:

I'm familiar with this research.  I'm also from a background not too different from many of these kids (as in, I'm black and my family was more or less middle-class, but I went to school with many kids from poor and working class backgrounds, who lived in housing projects, etc.).  I think the question now is what do we do in the way of enrichment for these students?  We can't simply throw up our hands--the costs to society are too high and personally, I can't stomach the wasted potential.  Also, is there the political will to make the type of investment that can have real impact, not just lip service?

I don't know how expensive such a program would be--but I like what little I've heard about Geoffrey Canada's program up in Harlem.  It's not without its own problems (high teacher turnover, etc.), but the early data are encouraging, IMO.  I particularly like the idea of the Baby College for parents of children ages 0-3:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harlem_Children%27s_Zone[/quote]

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