Barshay, J. (2019, May 27). Inside the Reardon-Hanushek clash over 50 years of achievement gaps. Retrieved May 29, 2019.
Stanford scholars disagree about academic gaps between rich and poor students.
July 15, 2019
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Camera, L. (2019, May 20). The Higher Education Desert. Retrieved May 29, 2019.
Research shows that the further one lives from a public college or university, the less likely the person is to pursue a degree, a fact
July 15, 2019
Belkin, D. (2019, May 16). SAT to Give Students ‘Adversity Score’ to Capture Social and Economic Background. Retrieved May 20, 2019.
The College Board will roll out a new initiative that applies an adversity score to SAT exam results, starting this fall, following a successful beta
July 15, 2019
Jaschik, S. (2019, May 15). Report notes trends related to race, class and educational attainment. Retrieved May 20, 2019.
An analysis of federal data shows that students who are white, Asian or from a higher socioeconomic background are more likely to perform better academically,
July 15, 2019
Timsit, A. (2019, May 05). Laundromats are playing an unlikely role in the effort to shrink America’s literacy gap. Retrieved May 13, 2019.
A coalition of charities is transforming laundromats into spaces in which students can read, draw and take part in activities to encourage reading and a
July 10, 2019
Diament, M. (2019, April 25). Wide Disparities Found In Special Ed Enrollment. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
The US Government Accountability Office reports that the number of students who receive services under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act varies widely in different
July 10, 2019
Anderson, A., & Fisher, J. (2019, April 24). Extracurriculars Are More Than Nice-to-Have: They’re Essential – EdSurge News. Retrieved April 26, 2019.
Students from low-income families are three times less likely to be engaged in after-school activities — causing an extracurricular gap among students — writes Amy
July 10, 2019
Rosa, S. D. (2019, April 24). These 3 tactics are helping schools tackle food insecurity. Retrieved April 26, 2019.
School districts nationwide are implementing programs aimed at curbing food insecurity among students, including by delivering meals to students via food trucks and installing on-campus
July 10, 2019
St. George, D. (2019, April 19). Maryland school system rolls out report cards showing disparity in achievement. Retrieved April 24, 2019.
A Maryland school district recently released an online “equity accountability report card” aimed at highlighting disparity in achievement among students along racial and socioeconomic lines.
July 10, 2019
Dyson, T. (2019, April 08). Kids in poorer neighborhoods likely to be less healthy, worse educated. Retrieved April 10, 2019.
A study in Nature Human Behavior found that children who grew up in poor neighborhoods had a higher risk of performing poorly in school, having
July 8, 2019
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