Too Small to Fail.
Chad Klochko.
Author Affiliations:
College of Human Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA
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Corresponding Author: Chad Klochko; chad[at]msrj.chm.msu.edu
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Abstract:
On December 7, 2012, Nicholas Kristof, two-time Pulitzer Prize winning journalist, wrote a compelling article about people in poverty in the United States. The article, which appeared in the New York Times, describes the plight of young children who are failing in school and who are not acquiring the skills needed to move forward in their education, and tragically, in some cases, parents are allowing them to fail.
Published: February 27, 2013
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Citation:
Klochko C. Too Small to Fail. Medical Student Research Journal. 2013;2(Winter):17-18.
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