Lessons from neuroscience research for understanding causal links between family and neighborhood characteristics and educational outcomes

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

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 27-46

  Nelson, Charles A ^a,b   Sheridan, Margaret A ^b  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

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