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Peer reviewedMenacker, Julius – Urban Education, 1990
Analyzes the standardized test scores of students in the Chicago Public Schools during the 1988-89 school year to determine the relationship between income level and test results. Concludes that student income level, irrespective of racial/ethnic distribution, is the critical factor to be addressed in student assignment policies. (FMW)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Elementary Secondary Education, Family Income
