A Nation Divided: Study Highlights the Economic and Racial Gap among Families is Wide and Growing Wider. Family Review

An Eisenhower Foundation study finds that minorities suffer disproportionately from the widening gap between rich and poor but that, despite poorer schools, earnings and educational attainment of African Americans have improved. The study calls for expansion of proven programs to narrow racial and e...

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Published inThe journal of early education and family review Vol. 5; no. 4; p. 6
Main Author Lindjord, Denise
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 1998
Subjects
African Americans
Black Achievement
Black Employment
Blacks
Change Strategies
Economic Factors
Poverty
Public Policy
Racial Factors
Socioeconomic Influences
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Summary:An Eisenhower Foundation study finds that minorities suffer disproportionately from the widening gap between rich and poor but that, despite poorer schools, earnings and educational attainment of African Americans have improved. The study calls for expansion of proven programs to narrow racial and economic gaps, repudiating supply-side economics and federal programs that fail to address this economic rift. (HTH)
ISSN:1084-6603