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Carnoy, Martin; García, Emma – Economic Policy Institute, 2017
A founding ideal of American democracy is that merit, not accident of birth, should determine individuals' income and social status. Schools have assumed a major role in judging key elements of merit among young people--namely, academic skills, hard work, self-discipline, and cooperative behavior. Schools do so mainly by evaluating students in a…
Descriptors: African American Students, Hispanic American Students, Asian American Students, Low Income Students