Academic Achievement Gap Between Rich and Poor
Posted by on March 12, 2012
The Academic Achievement Gap Between Rich and Poor
This Stanford University study analyzes growth in income inequality and the “income achievement gap” in test scores of children in high- and low-income families over fifty years, and examines parents’ education and investment in cognitive development as factors in children’s achievement.
http://cepa.stanford.edu/sites/default/files/reardon%20whither%20opportunity%20-%20chapter%205.pdf
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