Income inequality may affect child's performance in maths: Study Latest Videos
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As per findings of the new study, children might face problems in mathematics if there is income inequality in the house, but they might perform well in reading.
The research has been published in the 'Educational Review Journal'. Looking at data stretching from 1992 to 2019, the analysis revealed that 10-year-olds in US states with bigger gaps in income did less well in maths than those living in areas of America where earnings were more evenly distributed.
With income inequality in the US the highest in the developed world, researcher Professor Joseph Workman argued that addressing social inequality may do more to boost academic achievement than reforming schools or curricula -- favoured methods of policymakers.
Income inequality -- a measure of how unevenly income is distributed through a population -- has long been associated with a host of health and social problems including mental health issues, lack of trust, higher rates of imprisonment, and lower rates of social mobility.