Annette Lareau

Annette Lareau

Annette Lareau the Stanley I. Sheerr Professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of Pennsylvania. She is the author of Home Advantage, Unequal Childhoods, and other studies.

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Posted inElementary to High School

OPINION: When wealthy parents hold sway in public schools

Annette LareauElliot WeiningerAmanda Barrett Cox by Annette Lareau, Elliot Weininger and Amanda Barrett Cox

There is a widespread view in education that poor parents are trouble: They don’t spend enough time reading to children, monitoring their homework, attending school events or helping teachers. Educators, at times, complain bitterly about them, and many policies have been designed to address these issues. With economic segregation in the United States worsening, there is […]