Education and Poverty

Can a better education help fight against poverty?

Better education can fight against poverty. This happens in the traditional academic sense but also in other ways. One thing that enhances education is parent involvement. One thing that makes a school successful is parents being interested and involved in their children’s education. Through involvement parents can impact their children’s schools and even sometimes what is being taught there. This all can lead to a better education and ultimately has the possibility of bringing a child out of poverty.

 On the other hand whether someone lives in poverty or not is based on many factors. One of these factors is the economy. A person can have a good education and a solid set of job skills and still not be able to get a good job depending on the economy. There might also be more of a problem trying to find some jobs in a rural area as opposed to a more urban area due to the amount of people in the area.

http://www2.dothaneagle.com/news/2008/aug/23/education_can_help_break_povertys_grip-ar-202078/

http://prospect.org/cs/articles?article=is_education_the_cure_for_poverty