First, adult wages vary widely, with the income gap increasing over recent years...Second, per capita pupil expenditure correlates with social class; hence schools differ in the quality of their facilities, materials, and human resources...Third, there is a high correspondence between student class status and school achievement and attainment...Although these strong links between class status, school structures, and student outcomes are well known, social class is still ignored or treated as if it were relatively unimportant to schooling. (Brantlinger, p. 1)
BOOK: Dividing classes: How the middle class negotiates and rationalizes school advantage
Social class is an organizing category in education. The values of dominant groups help explain the reproduction of social class... more»
