To Close Achievement Gap, US Must Address Major Health Risks for Urban Minority Youth, Study Finds is the title of an article from Science Daily.

It reports on research from over 300 sources highlighting the impact health issues have on student learning.

As I describe in the book, it’s unlikely political will can be generated to effectively confront these issues (and get our public officials to confront them) without schools connecting with parents and other community institutions.

As Richard Rothstein says, without making these kinds of changes on issues outside the schoolhouse doors (like health), schools might be able to narrow the achievement gap, but not bridge it.