Differences in family social class by race and ethnicity are also very large by elementary school. Family social class explain up to 80 percent of racial and ethnic achievement gaps in U.S ...

On NAEP, within-school differences in achievement accounted for 16 score points of the 31-point gap in math scores between nearly 100,000 white and black 8th graders in 2011.

Class Size Alone Not Enough To Close Academic Achievement Gap Date: March 1, 2008 Source: Northwestern University Summary: A study investigating the effects of class size on the achievement gap ...

The class differences in child rearing are growing, researchers say — a symptom of widening inequality with far-reaching consequences. Skip to content Local News ...

Early childhood is critical—race and class differences in achievement are pretty much evident by the time kids reach kindergarten, for instance. Even what happens before you’re born turns out ...

Reading is a foundational skill that is critically important to all student learning and achievement. If we want to improve student achievement, Michigan needs to lower class sizes in high-poverty ...