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Why Do Rich Kids Do Better Than Poor Kids in School? | The New Republic
This “word gap” study has gotten extraordinary attention for such a small research project, in part because it confirms biases about poor people. Here, McManus makes excellent points about the sterile experiences poor children have in many schools when achievement gaps are simply assumed to be the fault of low-income parents.
Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here.
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