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Peer reviewedLindjord, Denise – Journal of Early Education and Family Review, 2000
Discusses U.S. economic trends for the past century. Notes that distribution of wealth is more concentrated at top than is distribution of income, with income inequality growing worse in the 1990s. Maintains that wealth disparity explains achievement test score gaps between white and minority students. Presents proposals for asset-building,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Economic Change, Economic Factors, Economic Status
