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MyOwnPeace

(16,937 posts)
3. Sure! Tons of research material out there.......
Mon May 18, 2020, 08:38 PM
May 2020

but a quick "simple" rule of thumb:

*If you want an indicator of how well a child will do in school, drive into the neighborhood where they live.

Some research-based material:

https://bold.expert/the-link-between-childrens-academic-achievement-and-family-income/

https://www.irp.wisc.edu/publications/focus/pdfs/foc272e.pdf

Again, TONS of material out there - thanks for caring!

displacedtexan

(15,696 posts)
4. And credit score
Mon May 18, 2020, 08:44 PM
May 2020

My credit score improved twice for no reason except zip code changes: when we moved to DC; and when we moved from DC to San Francisco.

applegrove

(118,749 posts)
5. I think there may be more people living together in poorer households.
Mon May 18, 2020, 08:47 PM
May 2020

That is more of a correlation to getting COVID. I still don't understand your point.

MyOwnPeace

(16,937 posts)
6. Says it right there in your post:
Mon May 18, 2020, 09:04 PM
May 2020

"Confirms dramatic inequality, with death-rate in low income communities of color more than ten times greater than wealthier areas."

Key words: DRAMATIC INEQUALITY

applegrove

(118,749 posts)
7. Yes. Inequality is a killer. Suddenly trump is concerned about personal financial crisis induced
Mon May 18, 2020, 09:17 PM
May 2020

suicides and addiction and lack of access to healthcare will kill more than covid if things stay closed. Suddenly he cares about these these people. Those marginalized economically have always been vulnerable. Why? Suddenly they are in great numbers and include some formerly rich assholes Trump can relate to.

applegrove

(118,749 posts)
8. I was confused. I thought you were saying academic achievement was some how related
Mon May 18, 2020, 09:21 PM
May 2020

to COVID deaths. Or a cause. They are related. People who have lower achievement due to the history and structural things are also lower income. But one is not a cause of the other. A more immediate cause of covid would be lack of the ability to not work if you are living paycheck to paycheck and have no savings. Also if you are low income you can social distance less as you have more people living in one apartment. Charles Barkley just said both these things.

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