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The Unwavering SES Achievement Gap: Trends in U.S. Student Performance

Author/s: 
Eric A. Hanushek, Paul E. Peterson, Laura M. Talpey, Ludger Woessmann
Published Date: 
March 2019
Publication: 
NBER Working Paper No. 25648
Details: 
National Bureau of Economic Research

Please see "Long-run Trends in the U.S. SES-Achievement Gap," NBER Working Paper 26764.

WP26764 is a significantly revised and expanded version of this previously released working paper.

Topics: 
Equity
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The Achievement Gap Fails to Close: Half Century of testing shows persistent divide between haves and have-nots
Long-run Trends in the U.S. SES-Achievement Gap