Standardized Tests Remain Chief Weapon in Class War
Just as the incomes of the affluent have grown much more rapidly than those of the middle class over the last few decades, so, too, have most of the gains in educational success accrued to the children of the rich. –Sean Reardon
Valerie Strauss has a new piece that reminds us with this chart from OECD that the the richest country in the world has the 
second highest child poverty rate among economically-developed nations. She also calls attention to the effects of poverty on children:
second highest child poverty rate among economically-developed nations. She also calls attention to the effects of poverty on children:The effects of poverty on children’s health and well-being are well documented. Poor children have increased infant mortality, higher rates of low birth weight and subsequent health and developmental problems, increased frequency and severity of chronic diseases such as asthma, greater food insecurity with poorer nutrition and growth, poorer access to quality health care, increased unintentional injury and mortality, poorer oral
