Can family socioeconomic resources account for racial and ethnic test score gaps?

Author(s): Duncan, Greg; Magnuson, Katherine A.;
Date Issued: 2005
Publisher(s): Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs; Brookings Institution
Description: An article proposing that discrepancies among children's school readiness test scores may be more attributable to family socioeconomic resources than race or ethnicity
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Journal Title: The Future of Children
Volume Number: 15
Issue Number: 1
Page Range: 35-54
Journal Notes: Retrieved September 26, 2005, from http://www.futureofchildren.org/usr_doc/pg35_duncan-magnuson.pdf
Topics: Children & Child Development > Child Characteristics > Race/Ethnicity

Children & Child Development > Child Characteristics > Socioeconomic Status
Country: United States
ISSN: 1054-8289 Paper
1550-1558 Online
Peer Reviewed: yes
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