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ERIC Number: EJ621349
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2001
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ISSN: ISSN-0003-0953
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Investing in Family Capital.
Rothstein, Richard
American School Board Journal, v188 n2 p18-21 Feb 2001
Most discussions about narrowing the achievement gap focus on ways to provide disadvantaged children with schooling comparable to that received by middle-class kids. Addressing deficiencies in children's social environment, health, housing, and family income would be more effective and would probably reduce special-education spending. (MLH)
Descriptors: Child Health, Community Development, Economically Disadvantaged, Elementary Secondary Education, Environmental Influences, Expenditure per Student, Family Income, Housing, Intelligence Quotient, Poverty, Public Policy, Resource Allocation, Social Influences
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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