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Poverty levels in schools key determinant of achievement gaps, not racial or ethnic composition, study finds

While racial and ethnic segregation in the nation’s schools is strongly correlated with gaps in academic achievement, the income level of students’ families in a school rather than its racial or ethnic composition account for those gaps, according to a new study. The study, based on massive amounts of data from schools attended by nearly […]

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