Quiz #7 November 3, 2025 For generations, the same schools - located in low-income communities across the United States - have struggled to effectively educate children. The result is generations of adults struggling to obtain economic stability. Question Title * 1. Which of the following is true? Economic stability is not linked to academic performance or testing proficiency in children. The longer children live in poverty, the greater their academic deficits. The length of time children are in poverty has minimal effect on school performance. Question Title * 2. Private sector educational organizations (e.g., private pre-K institutions) have emerged to address gaps in access to the federal programs that were established to solve gaps in educational performance. Which of the following is true about access to Early Head Start? 50% of eligible infants and toddlers have access to Early Head Start 33% of eligible infants and toddlers have access to Early Head Start. 7% of eligible infants and toddlers have access to Early Head Start. Question Title * 3. Moving up from Early Head Start to Head Start, which of the following is true? 61% of eligible children ages 3-5 have access to Head Start. 31% of eligible children ages 3-5 have access to Head Start. 45% of eligible children ages 3-5 have access to Head Start. Question Title * 4. Prior to the pandemic, there were substantial differences in educational achievement between low-income and upper-income communities. What happened after the pandemic? Children in the highest income school districts were nearly 4 times more likely to recover in both math and reading than children in the lowest income districts. Children in the highest income school districts were twice as likely to recover in both math and reading than children in the lowest income districts. There was minimal difference among lower-, middle-, and upper-income school districts relative to academic recovery. Question Title * 5. Which of the following captures the essence of school performance in low-income communities? In rural, suburban, and urban environments, children from low-income communities are failing. Across the country, teachers are unable to effectively reach children from low-income households. Mayors and members of city and county councils are failing, not the children. Question Title * 6. Looking across the country, and starting with Washington DC, what percentage of students in our nation's capital are achieving proficiency in math and reading? 50% of the children achieve proficiency in math and 53% achieve proficiency in reading. 35% of the children achieve proficiency in math and 45% achieve proficiency in reading. 22% of the children achieve proficiency in math and 31% achieve proficiency in reading. Question Title * 7. At one Mississippi high school where 100% of students live in low-income homes, what is the math and reading proficiency? 38-42% 25-29% 62-68% 43-48% Question Title * 8. Third grade is commonly recognized as being highly predictive of future achievement for children. In Michigan, 57% of third grade students in upper-income households tested proficient on the 2023-24 state reading assessments. What percentage of low-income third grade students tested proficient? 27% 32% 45% 50% Question Title * 9. Across Western New York, what percent of third, fourth, and fifth graders read at grade level? 54% 39% 45% Question Title * 10. While college is not always the best choice for students following high school, the median income of households headed by someone with a bachelor’s degree or higher is more than double the median income of those with households headed by someone with a high school degree. Approximately what percentage of children in upper-income families go to college compared to students in low-income families? 82% vs. 72% 77% vs. 65% 77% vs. 60% 89% vs. 51% Question Title * 11. How did you learn about SHP's weekly quizzes? Optional: (Providing your name and email is purely optional. If you do wish to share this information, it will be used solely to send you your quiz results and related updates. Your information will remain confidential and will not be shared or sold.) Question Title * 12. Name Question Title * 13. Email Thank you for completing this week's quiz! If you'd like to try our other quizzes, click here: The Shared Humanity Project Quizzes Done
