Contact information
Name:
Andrea Parish
Email:
parisha@lafayette.edu
When:
Wednesday, April 22, 2015 - 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Where:
Pardee 329
Presenter:
Professor Rob Root
Price:
Free
**Pizza will be provided!
Can statistics help us see social injustice?
Everyone knows that poor children tend to have lower grades. We will see that the association between poverty and low scores grows and stronger as students progress through school. Rather than alleviating the effects of poverty on academic achievement, our school system seems to be accentuating it. Even if your memory of the x and y-axis is a little hazy, you know enough math to enjoy this talk...
Sponsored by:
Math Department, the Office of the Dean of Advising and Co-curricular Programs, The Center for Community Engagement, and Order of Omega