| After the Bell: Family Background, Public Policy and Educational Success Subjects: Area Studies; Education; Social Sciences; Gender Studies; Education Policy & Politics; Sociology & Social Policy; Women''s Studies; Education Policy; Sociology of the Family; Since the publication of the Coleman report in the US many decades ago, it has been widely accepted that the evidence that schools are marginal in the grand scheme of academic achievement is conclusive. Despite this, educational policy across the world remains focused almost exclusively on schools.With contributions from such figures as Jeanne Broo |