By examining the ways in which teachers address social class in an economically integrated school, White, Mistry, & Chow () call attention to a critical gap in the educational system. Their analysis indicates that although teachers are comfortable discussing diversity in a number of areas, social class diversity is not covered with the same care as other domains. The current paper uses White at al. () as a starting point to discuss how teachers, psychologists, and policy‐makers can better educate students about both social class privilege and disadvantage.
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