How Do Mothers’ Educational Attainments Affect the Educational Attainment of the Next Generation? • Robert D. Mare, University of California, Los Angeles ; Vida Maralani, University of California, Los Angeles

Mother’s or Teacher’s Education? Educational Stratification and Grade Progression in Brazil • Eduardo L.G. Rios-Neto, Federal University of Minas Gerais ; Cibele C. César, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais ; Juliana Riani, Centro de Desenvolvimento e Planejamento Regional (CEDEPLAR)

Dynamics of Family Structure and Progress through School in South Africa: Evidence from Retrospective Histories • Kermyt G. Anderson, University of Oklahoma ; David Lam, University of Michigan

Rural-Urban Educational Inequality in Contemporary China • Xiaogang Wu, University of Michigan