Since my last post, I have searched for different articles and studies regarding the correlation between poverty and a person's level of education. There is no doubt that someone's opportunity to get an education affects how they will succeed in the future. Much of this is due to the social class or status that one hold. If someone is not fortunate enough to come from a family that can afford to give them a good education, or even from a good neighborhood, they can easily be deprived of fundamental factors or knowledge that can give them hope for a good future.
I have found statistics from the U.S. Census Bureau having to do with poverty population in the U.S. in terms of different personal characteristics. These characteristics range from a person's age to a person's race, which are interrelated with their level of education. These are very interesting and provide an understanding of why people with less education usually end up living below the poverty line later in life, or are currently living below the poverty line. Of course, education is not the only factor that affects one's economic state, but it does make a significant difference.
I will continue to look for more studies and perhaps even videos regarding this material for my project.
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