This article talks about the factors which that cause the rise of opportunity gaps such as students from lower-income households not having the financial resources like those from higher-income households needed to perform well in school. It also describes how minority students are subjected to bias, denying them equal access to learning opportunities (ex: colored students disproportionately represent that their academic achievements are typically lower than those of their white peers). Families with lower income also tend to have students which live in economically disadvantaged schools and have parents who lack familial encouragement on their education. 

This article talks about the wealth gap in America between middle and upper income families. Something really important that is stated in this article is that America's upper -income families have a median net worth that is nearly 70 times that of the country's lower-income families, which is the widest wealth gap between these families in 30 years. The wealth gap between upper and middle income families has increased, the wealth ratio being 6.6.