While it is well known that humans mate assortatively in relation to education — people with similar education levels marry each other — this is one of the first studies to show that this has significance at a DNA level. (sciencedaily.com)
Data on 16 - to 34 - year - olds, for instance, found even workers with college degrees and graduate or professional degrees don't stack up favorably against their international peers with similar education levels. (educationnext.org)
Gaps persisted even when black and white boys grew up in families with the same income, similar family structures, similar education levels and even similar levels of accumulated wealth. (educationnext.org)