The Coleman Report concluded that if students of color attended schools with more white
students, they were likely to garner significantly better achievement results. Several …

Nearly six decades of multi-disciplinary social science evidence points to important
academic, social and civic benefits for low income students of color who attend high quality …

Concerns about racial inequity are central to conversations about the role of education in
promoting social justice as well as in promoting more just educational outcomes and …

Schools play a crucial role in preparing children for their adult responsibilities as workers,
parents, friends, neighbours and citizens. In many contemporary societies, including the …

In this article we assess the literature on cultural explanations for ethno-racial differences in
K–12 schooling and academic performance. Some cultural arguments problematically …

Background/Context The fulfillment of academic potential is an underdeveloped area of
inquiry as it relates to explaining racial differences in academic outcomes. Examining this …

Background/Context Brown v Board of Education fundamentally changed our nation's
schools, yet we know surprisingly little about how and whether they provide equality of …

It is common knowledge that school quality has a profound impact on the academic
achievement of children and adolescents. In an effort to ensure that all public school …

Defining equity within the context of a diverse, multiracial, multiethnic, multilingual, and
multicultural society, and one where social class strongly influences one's life chances is …

While previous researchers have noted differences in the educational performance of
minority students as a function of differences in family structure (eg, single parent status) and …