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Mon 15 Oct, 2007 06:46 pm
To the surprise of many, his landmark study concluded that although the quality of schools in minority neighborhoods mattered, the main cause of the achievement gap was in the backgrounds and resources of families.
Does "Resources" here refer to financial support a family can afford to give to their kids for education?
Yes, resources in this case means the lack of financial funds.
Quote:To the surprise of many, his landmark study concluded that although the quality of schools in minority neighborhoods mattered, the main cause of the achievement gap was in the backgrounds and resources of families.
I think the word "resources" as used here includes general information as well as available money.
For example, most communities in the States have a Free Public Library. Many poor families aren't aware that the libraries exist. Others don't see the relevance of library visits and reading books to breaking out of poverty.
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