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Johnson, Aaron Paul – Education, Citizenship and Social Justice, 2021
There is a growing trend within civics education within the United States to adopt the USCIS naturalization civics exam (commonly referred to as the 'citizenship test'), which consists of 100 multiple choice questions, to determine the civic readiness of students. This study explores civics education within eight US states that have adopted the…
Descriptors: Civics, Citizenship Education, Multiple Choice Tests, Readiness
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Anderson, Kaitlin P.; Ritter, Gary W. – Educational Policy, 2020
It is well documented that Black students are more likely to receive expulsions and suspensions than their White peers. These disparities are troubling, but researchers and policy makers need more information to fully understand the issue. We use 3 years (2010-2011 through 2012-2013) of state-wide student- and discipline incident-level data to…
Descriptors: School Policy, African American Students, Minority Group Students, Racial Bias