Poverty and Academic Success

 Five ways family income affects academic success Education can help put students on a path out of poverty, neuroscientist Martha Burns writes in this blog post. She highlights five ways poverty can affect neurological development and discusses how neuroscience can shape teaching and learning to meet these students' needs. SmartBrief/SmartBlog on Education - http://smartblogs.com/education/2016/01/06/how-povertyaffects-school-success/?utm_source=brief