Too many children left behind : the U.S. achievement gap in comparative perspective /
Bruce Bradbury, Miles Corak, Jane Waldfogel, & Elizabeth Washbrook.
- xvii, 205 p. ; 23 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Acknowledgements -- List of tables and figures -- Introduction -- The meaning and measurement of equal opportunity -- Resources for children -- Gaps at school entry -- Gaps in the school years -- Diverging progress through school -- What the U.S. can do to reduce the SES gap in achievement -- Notes -- References -- Index.
9780871540249 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Children--Social conditions. Poor children--United States. Education--United States. Niños--Condiciones sociales Niños pobres--Estados Unidos Educación--Estados Unidos