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Children in Need: Investment Strategies for the Educationally Disadvantaged. A Statement by the Research and Policy Committee.

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Committee for Economic Development, New York, NY. – 1987

One-fifth of children in the United States live in poverty and a third grow up undereducated. This is a waste of human resources and makes little economic sense. Business has an important stake in helping public schools prepare youth for the future. Business leaders, educators, and policy makers should provide early and sustained intervention in…

Descriptors: Business Responsibility, Community Schools, Corporate Support, Dropout Prevention