About 17% of students lack access to home computers and 18% do not have broadband internet at home — contributing to a so-called “homework gap”
In a fair society, people’s successes should reflect their talent and hard work. But that’s not the case in the United States today. Instead, a
For students to move out of poverty, they need money, preschool and desegregation, says Rucker Johnson, an economist at the University of California at Berkeley.
Stanford scholars disagree about academic gaps between rich and poor students.
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
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
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,
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
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
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
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