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Schmidt, William H.; Cogan, Leland S.; McKnight, Curtis C. – American Educator, 2011
Despite being known as the land of opportunity, the United States is far from equitable when it comes to the mathematics that students have the opportunity to learn. In this article, the authors explore the extent to which students in different schools and districts have an equal opportunity to learn mathematics. Specifically, they discuss…
Descriptors: Equal Education, Outcomes of Education, Grade 8, Educational Opportunities
Schmidt, William H.; Cogan, Leland S.; Houang, Richard T.; McKnight, Curtis – Education Policy Center at Michigan State University, 2009
To explore whether equality of educational opportunities is a reality in US eighth grade mathematics classrooms, this paper utilizes data from US states and districts that participated in the 1999 TIMSS-R study. Analyses explore the relationship between classroom coverage of specific mathematics content and student achievement as measured by the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Mathematics Achievement, Educational Opportunities, Mathematics Education