The State of Urban Schools: New Data on an Old Problem.

Wolf, Alison

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The State of Urban Schools: New Data on an Old Problem

Wolf, Alison

Urban Education, 13, 2, 179-94, Jul 78

This study indicates that students in city schools who themselves come from disadvantaged backgrounds are far less likely than those in any other type of community to enjoy the advantages of a school whose income and achievement are at the high or medium level. (Author/AM)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary Secondary Education, Low Achievement, Low Income Groups, Metropolitan Areas, School Funds, Urban Education, Urban Problems, Urban Schools

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