Benchmark
Rich-Poor Achievement Gap Is Narrowing in American Education
Socio-economic status is becoming less a predictor of student performance in U.S. schools
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The link between socio-economic status and school performance is weakening for U.S. students, a sign of improving equity in American education even as U.S. teens continue to lag behind their international counterparts in math, reading and science, according to a study by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.