It may not take a village: Increasing achievement among the poor

Whither Opportunity?: Rising Inequality, Schools, and Children's Life Chances

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 483-505

  Curto, Vilsa E ^a   Fryer, Roland G ^a   Howard, Meghan L ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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