Education Week: Growing Gaps Bring Focus on Poverty's Role in Schooling

Education Week: Growing Gaps Bring Focus on Poverty's Role in Schooling



The fractious debate over how much schools can counteract poverty's impact on children is far from settled, but a recently published collection of research strongly suggests that until policymakers and educators confront deepening economic and social disparities, poor children will increasingly miss out on finding a path to upward social mobility.