Achievement Quote by James S. Coleman

“When the norms associated with race take on a static and determining quality, they can be very difficult to undermine. Students who receive a…

— Pedro A. Noguera

The single greatest effect on student achievement is not race, it is not poverty - it is the effectiveness of the teacher.

— Harry Wong

While the most disadvantaged students - most often poor students of color - receive the most considerable academic benefits from attending diverse schools, research…

— Clint Smith

Students coming from father-present families score higher in math and science even when they come from weaker schools.

— Warren Farrell

“Differences across social lines in schooling aspirations—initially those of parents and later those of children—are one of the ways the long shadow imprints itself…

— Karl Alexander

“Social scientists generally agree that students’ families (especially family income, which determines advantages and opportunity) have an even bigger impact on student performance than…

— Diane Ravitch

At present, black children are more segregated in their public schools than at any time since 1968. In the inner-city schools I visit, minority…

— Jonathan Kozol

“Family life during the early elementary years is our point of departure. Lower socioeconomic status (SES) and disadvantaged minority youth begin school already behind…

— Karl Alexander

In a large country like the United States or India, families differ significantly on their own education values, and I don't believe it is…

— Howard Gardner

If you're going to compare a middle-income black kid with a middle- income white kid, and, say, you control for family background, family education,…

— William Julius Wilson

I think for what success looks like for me, it is a world in which you can look at the achievement scores, the academic…

— Michelle Rhee

“If young people are exposed to images of African American academic achievement in their early years, they won’t have to define school achievement as…

— Beverly Daniel Tatum