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Schools Can Make All Students Equal

Schools and equalized environments can eliminate or substantially narrow individual differences in student achievement and learning outcomes.

A small but growing and influential group of experts think this was false 22 sources
No Racial Differences in Athletic Ability

Racial gaps in athletic performance such as West African dominance in sprinting and East African dominance in distance running stem from culture, stereotypes, or environment rather than genetics.

A significant portion of experts think this assumption was false 16 sources