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Faculty, Ph.D. Student Explore Poverty, Racial Privilege And Reform In Rural Schools, Casey Kelly
Faculty, Ph.D. Student Explore Poverty, Racial Privilege And Reform In Rural Schools, Casey Kelly
Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
As Maine students return to the classroom from summer vacation, many will do so in communities facing a host of economic and social challenges. Rural parts of the state have been hit especially hard by declines in the state’s timber industry. When a mill closes in a small, Maine town, more often than not there’s no new business waiting in the wings to hire all of the suddenly out-of-work residents. The result is poverty and all of its attendant social problems, which affect schools in a variety of ways.