In a new report, EPI research associates Leila Morsy and Richard Rothstein draw a connection between mass incarceration and the racial achievement gap in schools. African American children are six times as likely as white children to have a parent who is or has been incarcerated. The disproportionate incarceration of African American parents has contributed to the gap in achievement between African American and white students. The authors advocate for a number of policies and actions to reduce the number of unjustly incarcerated African American parents and narrow this gap.