This study employs a unique longitudinal data base to examine the effects of home environment characteristics on the school performance of black, inner city children from low income families. In particular, it estimates the effects on three measures of school performance; (1) vocabulary test scores, (2) reading test scores, and (3) attendance, of…

In 1990, the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) included a Trial State Assessment (TSA); for the first time in the NAEP's history, voluntary state-by-state assessments (37 states, the District of Columbia, Guam, and the Virgin Islands) were made. The sample was designed to represent the 8th grade public school population in a state…