Are schools a great equalizer? They help kids catch up, but wealthier children still pull ahead

By David Blazar, Associate Professor of Public Policy and Education, University of Maryland, The Conversation · November 4, 2026

By some measures, schools are a great equalizer for children coming from different backgrounds. But this isn’t the full story.

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