http://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2012/07/rich-kid-poor-kid-how-mixed-neighborhoods-could-save-americas-schools/260308/1/?single_page=true
It's not easy to build a mixed-income neighborhood and school, but just as the Coleman Report suggested in 1967, low-income kids in diverse (including economically diverse) schools tend to do better academically. It would be great to see if this model can be replicated in different areas around the country.