How can you improve your socioeconomic status?

Get Involved

Consider SES in your education, practice, and research efforts.
Stay up to date on legislation and policies that explore and work to eliminate socioeconomic disparities. Visit the Office on Government Relations for more details.
Visit APA’s Office on Socioeconomic Status (OSES) website.

How can socioeconomic inequality be prevented?

Six policies to reduce economic inequality

Increase the minimum wage.
Expand the Earned Income Tax.
Build assets for working families.
Invest in education.
Make the tax code more progressive.
End residential segregation.

How can I help low socioeconomic students?

5 Ways Teachers Can Address Socioeconomic Gaps in the Classroom

Teach with their social needs in mind. Students from low-income families are more likely to develop social conduct problems.
Address health concerns. Students who live in poverty are more subjected to health issues.
Be creative.
Include.
Challenge them.

How do you motivate poor students?

Here are some strategies that can be used in the classroom to help motivate students:

Promote growth mindset over fixed mindset.
Develop meaningful and respectful relationships with your students.
Grow a community of learners in your classroom.
Establish high expectations and establish clear goals.
Be inspirational.

What is your socio-economic status?

Socioeconomic status was defined as having three dimensions: family income, parents’ education level, and parents’ occupational prestige. This definition has been widely used in the academic research, and the present study used it to measure family SES.