When Education Wasn’t Enough

Julie A. Mujic, The Atlantic: Education
Thu, 10/29/2015 - 5:15am

Teachers Carla Smith and Laura Johnson pose with their third-grade class at Jesse Sherwood Elementary School in Chicago. Jim Young / Reuters As the U.S. continues to reckon with a widening income gap between the wealthiest Americans and marginalized communities, politicians and advocates have often cited education access as one of the greater contributors—and potential solutions—to the problem.

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