compared to resource allocations of approximately $3,000 per year per student in more affluent public school districts ("Causes of Poverty" 1). These averages are roughly the same in at least 37 of the 50 states ("Causes of Poverty" 1).
Students in low-income and impoverished families and neighborhoods, therefore, often receive sub-standard education and educational facilities. In addition, however, these students also often suffer from insufficient mental and educational stimulation at home due to their parents' lack of education ("Causes of Poverty" 1). As a result, low-income and impoverished children often have lower levels of basic thinking skills in their pre-kindergarten years, which put them further behind in school even before they start. Some researchers contend that poor children often enter as much as a year and a half behind the language abilities of their middle-class peers ("Causes of Poverty" 1). Children with these disadvantages often perform more poorly in school than their peers, leading often to drop-outs or a failure to pursue education beyond the secondary school level. The ultimate result is a cycle of poverty that mirrors their parents' situation and likely predic
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