How does poverty impact a child's chances of being a successful student? What are our assumptions about poverty? Those are just some of the questions at the heart of a new conference called The Many Faces of Poverty. It's being led by, among others, the College at Brockport’s Institute for Poverty Studies and Economic Development. Our guests:
- Celia Watt, director of the Institute for Poverty Studies and Economic Development
- LaShunda Leslie-Smith, executive director of Connected Communities, Inc.
- Lisa Robusto-Mack, events coordinator for The College at Brockport
- Lesli Myers, superintendent of Brockport Central Schools