New report finds low family income not a major reason for poor student achievement

Monday, March 12, 2012 - 06:31 in Psychology & Sociology

Family income is associated with student achievement, but careful studies show little causal connection. School factors – teacher quality, school accountability, school choice – have bigger causal impacts than family income per se, according to a new analysis by Harvard’s Program on Education Policy and Governance (PEPG).

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