Graduation Year
2015
Date of Submission
12-2014
Document Type
Campus Only Senior Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts
Department
Government
Reader 1
Kenneth Miller
Rights Information
© 2014 Michelle L. Saipe
Abstract
The educational attainment of low-income K-12 students in Denver Public Schools (DPS) is dismal. Seventy-two percent of the district’s students are classified as low-income, and these students significantly underperform their higher-income peers. This thesis explores whether interventions outside of the classroom can narrow this performance gap by improving educational outcomes of low-income students. The thesis will demonstrate that poor housing conditions and inadequate out-of-school educational opportunities are factors holding back this population from its educational potential. Further, it will argue that one way of increasing the educational attainment of low-income students in Denver Public Schools is to emphasize programs outside of the classroom such as affordable housing and afterschool programs.
Recommended Citation
Saipe, Michelle L., "Stable Out of School, Success in School: Improving Education of Low-Income K-12 Students in Denver through Affordable Housing and Afterschool Programs" (2015). CMC Senior Theses. 982.
https://scholarship.claremont.edu/cmc_theses/982
This thesis is restricted to the Claremont Colleges current faculty, students, and staff.
