The Poverty Penalty in U.S. Schools: An Empirical, Political, and Legal Analysis of 2016 District-Level NCES Data

• In Event: How Schools Reduce (or Reproduce) Inequality

Brief Overview

Students from low-income households and the schools they attend require additional resources to offset the unique challenges they confront. This study examines the student poverty “penalty” and considers causes and possible policy solutions.

Authors

• Dawn M. Chutkow, Cornell University

• Michael Heise, Cornell University