Academic struggle is greatest where poverty is high. But that’s only one way of looking at the gap. It’s also true that children from poor households, on average, trail their peers most everywhere.

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When Christina Quintero notices academic and behavioral struggles in her two children today, her mind shifts back to five years ago. Quintero's kids were among the 1.6 billion worldwide whose ...

・Hundreds of colleges are now requiring SAT or ACT scores again, ending their test-optional policies. ・Schools cite lower graduation rates and increased academic struggles among students who didn’t ...

Some college students still feel the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, years after the world returned to normalcy. For students like Ivree Diaz, who began her college journey in 2020, the lingering ...