Rising Inequality in Family Incomes and Children's Educational Outcomes
Increases in family income inequality in the United States have translated into widening gaps in educational achievement and attainments between children from low- and high-income families. We describe the mechanisms that have produced this disturbing trend. We argue that the three dominant policy a...
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| Language: | English |
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Russell Sage Foundation
2016-05-01
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| Series: | RSF: The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences |
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| Online Access: | http://www.rsfjournal.org/doi/full/10.7758/RSF.2016.2.2.06 |