INEQUALITY AND SCHOOLS (WEEK 3)

Robert D. Putnam, Our Kids: The American Dream in Crisis, chapter 4.

Sean F. Reardon, “The Widening Academic Achievement Gap Between the Rich and the Poor: New Evidence and Possible Explanations,” in Whither Opportunity? Greg J. Duncan and Richard J. Murnane, eds. (2011), pp.91-115.

Christopher Ruhm and Jane Waldfogel, “Long-Term Effects of Early Childhood Care and Education,” IZA Discussion Paper No. 6149 (November 2011). http://ftp.iza.org/dp6149.pdf

A.S. Bryk, P.B. Sebring, E. Allensworth, S. Luppescu and J.Q. Easton, Organizing Schools for Improvement: Lessons from Chicago (2010), pp. 1-11; 168-187.

Mark R. Warren, “Communities and Schools: A New View of Urban Education Reform,” Harvard Educational Review 75 (2) (2005). http://www.presidentsleadershipclass.org/images/uploads/ca_files/Communit ies_and_Schools.pdf

Greg J. Duncan and Richard J. Murnane, “How Public Schools Can Fight Back Against Inequality,” Atlantic, February 11, 2014. http://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2014/02/how-public-schools- can-fight-back-against-inequality/283669/

Scott Jaschik, “Study says many highly talented low-income students never apply to top colleges,” Inside Higher Ed, December 11, 2012. http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2012/12/11/study-says-many-highly-talented-low-income-students-never-apply-top-colleges