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Clotfelter, Charles T.; Ladd, Helen F.; Vigdor, Jacob L. – Child Development, 2012
Since 1990, Latin American immigrants to the United States have dispersed beyond traditional gateway regions to a number of "new destinations." Both theory and past empirical evidence provide mixed guidance as to whether the children of these immigrants are adversely affected by residing in a nontraditional destination. This study uses…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Dropouts, Evidence, Immigrants
Vigdor, Jacob L.; Ladd, Helen F. – National Center for Analysis of Longitudinal Data in Education Research, 2010
Does differential access to computer technology at home compound the educational disparities between rich and poor? Would a program of government provision of computers to early secondary school students reduce these disparities? The authors use administrative data on North Carolina public school students to corroborate earlier surveys that…
Descriptors: Reading Achievement, Reading Tests, Access to Computers, Disadvantaged
Vigdor, Jacob L.; Ladd, Helen F. – National Bureau of Economic Research, 2010
Does differential access to computer technology at home compound the educational disparities between rich and poor? Would a program of government provision of computers to early secondary school students reduce these disparities? We use administrative data on North Carolina public school students to corroborate earlier surveys that document broad…
Descriptors: Reading Achievement, Reading Tests, Access to Computers, Computers