Racial and ethnic achievement gaps are already large by the time kids reach elementary school. One explanation for these achievement gaps is the greater likelihood that Black and Hispanic students ...

Paul L. Morgan receives funding from National Science Foundation, National Institutes of Health, and the Institute of Education Sciences. Eric Hengyu Hu does not work for, consult, own shares in or ...

In spite of research showing that pupils—particularly boys—tend to experience tension between high academic achievement and popularity with peers at school, some pupils continue to maintain ...

Washington, June 11, 2020--Scholars have warned that the framing of racial "achievement gaps" in tests scores, grades, and other education outcomes may perpetuate racial stereotypes and encourage ...

One consequence of the revival of sociology in Soviet Russia has been to focus attention on the influence of social class on the educational aspirations and educational attainment levels of Soviet ...

Erzsebet Bukodi receives funding from the Economic and Social Research Council. For two decades, social mobility has been a central concern in British politics. Increasing equality of opportunity, in ...