▪ Abstract Understanding racial, ethnic, and immigrant variation in educational achievement
and attainment is more important than ever as the US population becomes increasingly …

▪ Abstract I review studies of the roles played by cognitive skills and noncognitive traits and
behaviors in stratification processes. were among the first to argue that noncognitive traits …

Previous literature has failed to empirically demonstrate the conceptual distinction that social
scientists make between" dominant" and" non-dominant" cultural capital. This article …

This paper reviews what we have learned about racial discrepancies in education, with
particular attention to those that might be attributable to discrimination. Empirical studies …

Objective. This research explores the seldom‐addressed question of whether teacher‐
student racial congruence conditions the impact of teacher perceptions on performance …

This paper explores the role of the family-in particular family background, family structure
and social and cultural resources-in explaining educational achievement in Britain. We use …

Civic Culture and Urban Change analyzes the Dallas government's adaptation to shifts in its
demography and economic structure that occurred after the assassination of President John …

In order to curb school violence and increase academic achievement, many parents and
politicians are calling for stricter disciplining in public schools. Before policy changes are …

Intercept bias in the SAT's prediction of college freshman academic performance has long
been found in studies evaluating the academic prediction of men and women, and various …

The size of the Black-White gap in achievement within Title I schools depends in part on the
instructional strategies used within schools and classrooms. Differences in these strategies …