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A nation at risk -- how gifted, low-income kids are left behind

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imageWhat makes gifted kids from advantaged families get ahead?David Woo, CC BY-ND

In 1983, the National Commission on Excellence in Education published A Nation At Risk: The Imperative for Educational Reform, which documented widespread academic underachievement at every level, concluding:

For the first time in the history of our country, the...

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