Abigail Becker

Recent Articles

Children Left Behind: Study Shows Poverty’s Impact on Kids
Children Left Behind

Study Shows Poverty’s Impact on Kids

New UW study shows 20% of test scores deficit due to lags in early brain development.

Children Left Behind: Teaching Poor Kids Where They Live
Children Left Behind

Teaching Poor Kids Where They Live

Learning centers in subsidized housing target low-income and black achievement gaps.

Children Left Behind: Wisconsin Going Backwards on Achievement Gap
Children Left Behind

Wisconsin Going Backwards on Achievement Gap

Critics say changes in state education programs could worsen black-white learning gap.

Children Left Behind: State Has Worst Black-White Learning Gap
Children Left Behind

State Has Worst Black-White Learning Gap

Despite decades of efforts to close gap, little improvement has occurred.