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Direct linkGrodsky, Eric – Social Forces, 2010
Buchmann, Condron and Roscigno argue in their article, "Shadow Education, American Style: Test Preparation, the SAT and College Enrollment," that the activities in which students engage to prepare for college entrance exams are forms of shadow education, a means by which more advantaged parents seek to pass their privileged status along…
Descriptors: Enrollment, Criticism, Research Problems, Test Preparation
Download full textACT, Inc., 2010
Foster High School, located in Richmond, Texas, is a school with a substantial enrollment of minority students (29 percent Hispanic students, 15 percent African American students) that has made noteworthy strides in improving the academic achievement and the college and career readiness of its students. Moreover, the gaps in academic achievement…
Descriptors: College Readiness, Case Studies, Minority Group Students, Academic Achievement
