NAEP than their white counterparts whose parents did not earn college degrees (Also , 2002 . Ethnicity may not be factor , but the educational attainment of their parents may be critical , as this is expected to come with attitudes that promote learning . The study cited problems such as low teacher expectations , peer pressure , lack of adequate role models and an existing impersonal learning environment as factors that contributed to underachievement in students (Alson , 2002 . One other factor that is related to poverty...











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