In the end, not much.

Family classes tied to better school performance for poor kids On re-reading the article, I find that my memory was wrong: the program did not consist primarily of in-home interventions. Practically everything occurred outside the home. Note how much intense training the parents received. “Wisdom,” as I have used the term, refers principally to emotional intelligence or emotional maturity. I have discussed before (1) (2) how chaotic versus orderly contexts inhibit the dev

Know for certain: there are slums in Stockholm. And Belfast. And Vienna. And the children who grow up there fare no better, relative their mainstream peers, than is the case in the United States. We will never understand the causes of poverty among black folk until we understand them among white folk also.

Here’s a success story. Just Asking: Anacostia High valedictorian on going from a homeless shelter to Georgetown Rashema Melson, 18, will graduate on June 11. She lives with her mother and two brothers in one room at the D.C. General homeless shelter. [William Tell’s note: This is the same facility that housed Relisha Rudd.] Her father was killed when she was 7 months old. What will you talk about at graduation? I’m going to talk about how Anacostia pushed me. People feel

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