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The Widening Academic Achievement Gap Between the Rich and the Poor: New Evidence and Possible Explanations

SFSean F. Reardon

Abstract

Analyzes growth in income inequality and the "income achievement gap" in test scores of children in high- and low-income families over fifty years. Examines parents' education and investment in cognitive development as factors in children's achievement.

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Keywords
  • Percentile
  • Socioeconomic status
  • Family income
  • Demographic economics
  • Inequality
  • Economic inequality
  • Economics
  • Demography
UN Sustainable Development Goals
  • No poverty
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