We're not going to fix urban schools by fixing "root causes" of poverty. But we could teach reading effectively.

Black students are suspended more than whites, but the disparities seem linked to behavior and family poverty rather than racism.

Socioeconomic status explains some of the Black/White achievement gap and most of the Hispanic/White achievement gap.

"Luxury beliefs" -- the idea that monogamy is outdated, drugs are harmless and success comes from luck rather than hard work -- are fine...

School lunch data was an inaccurate measure of student poverty, even before the shift to universal eligibility, write Ishtiaque Fazlul,...

The best predictor of children's risk of severe neglect and abuse is not poverty, writes Naomi Schaefer Riley in City Journal. It's drug...

Fewer people are living in poverty, but not because they're earning more, writes Jon Baron on The Hill. We're doing better at giving...