Socioeconomic Status and Education

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This paper cites numerous studies showing that lower socioeconomic status negatively affects a student's school performance, whether at the elementary school level or at the university level. The paper describes the myriad of negative consequences that a low socioeconomic status can have on student and how this status can burden the student throughout his academic career.

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"In an ideal world, schools should be places of academic learning, where every child has an equal opportunity to excel, where every student's course of study can be determined by aptitude, ability and desire. However, many things stand in the way of this idyllic notion of "equal opportunity." Race, gender and personal abilities are just a few of the things that trouble students as they move through the educational system. In many ways the issue of social class stands above the rest as a criterion for advancement and success in education. Simply put, a child with a lower socioeconomic status will have a harder time performing in school, finishing secondary school, reaching college and obtaining a higher education degree."

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