«Unfortunately, there is simply no evidence that efforts to raise test scores will provide poor, minority, and bilingual students with the kind of high quality education that their more affluent counterparts receive,» said Mindy L. Kornhaber, the volume's co-editor. (gse.harvard.edu)
Fourth graders in the nation's poorest schools are two to four levels behind their more affluent counterparts, a federal report says. (edweek.org)
Children who live in poverty are as worthy of attending good schools as their more affluent counterparts, and much is known about what it takes to transform schools into places that better meet their needs. (edutopia.org)