The widening academic achievement gap between the rich and the poor: New evidence and possible explanations

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

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 91-115

  Reardon, Sean F ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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