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Quinn, David M.; Le, Q. Tien – AERA Open, 2018
Scholars have argued that schools are "equalizers" because inequalities in test scores by race/ethnicity and socioeconomic status (SES) grow faster over summer vacation than over the school year. In this study, we use nationally representative data from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study--Kindergarten Classes of 1998-1999 and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Equal Education, Children, Longitudinal Studies
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Quinn, David M.; Cooc, North; McIntyre, Joe; Gomez, Celia J. – Educational Researcher, 2016
Early studies examining seasonal variation in academic achievement inequality generally concluded that socioeconomic test score gaps grew more over the summer than the school year, suggesting schools served as "equalizers." In this study, we analyze seasonal trends in socioeconomic status (SES) and racial/ethnic test score gaps using…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Socioeconomic Status, Achievement Gap, Scores