Over the past several decades, research has documented strong relationships between
social class and children's cognitive abilities. These initial cognitive differences, which are …

This longitudinal study examined the relationship between schooling, literacy development,
and socioeconomic context, as reflected by a composite measure of socioeconomic status …

Children's abilities at school entry are highly predictive of their later learning and school
success, and children from lower-income families enter school with less developed …

Although school attainment is a cumulative process combining mastery of both academic
and behavioral skills, most studies have offered only a piecemeal view of the associations …

Prior research has not examined how much of the socioeconomic status (SES) advantage
on schooling outcomes is related to participation in extracurricular activities. The authors …

We estimate the effects of receiving additional schooling before age five on cognitive and
noncognitive outcomes, exploiting unique school entry rules in England that cause variation …

In the face of rising economic and social inequality, American parents increasingly seek to
promote their children's academic achievement through provision of enriching learning …

Does schooling affect socioeconomic inequality in educational achievement? Earlier studies
based on seasonal comparisons suggest schooling can equalize social gaps in learning …

Working from a core perspective on the developmental implications of economic
disadvantage, this study attempted to identify family-based mechanisms of economic effects …

Sociologists suggest that children from socially advantaged families continue to learn during
the summer, whereas children from disadvantaged families learn either little or lose ground …