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Emily E. N. Miller; Alejandro Schugurensky – Sociology of Education, 2025
This article investigates the racial and gender dynamics of educational inequality in suburban public schools in the United States during an era of rapid demographic change. As suburban schools transition from predominantly White enclaves to more diverse settings, it is unclear to what extent the popular narrative of "suburban advantage"…
Descriptors: Equal Education, Racial Differences, Gender Differences, Suburban Schools
Handsman, Emily; Farrell, Caitlin; Coburn, Cynthia – Sociology of Education, 2022
The year students take Algebra I historically determines how far they progress in secondary mathematics, creating complex equity issues around access to this course. By examining a case study of one large, urban school district adjusting to the Common Core State Standards in Mathematics (CCSS-M), we demonstrate how district leaders' interactions,…
Descriptors: Algebra, Mathematics Instruction, School Districts, Urban Schools
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Cipollone, Kristin; Stich, Amy E. – Sociology of Education, 2017
In this article, we examine the manifestation and consequences of shadow capital within two public, urban, nonselective, college preparatory-designated high schools serving exclusively nondominant students. Informed by three years of ethnographic data, we argue that the transference of a historically elite college preparatory education from…
Descriptors: College Preparation, High School Students, Public Schools, Urban Schools
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Condron, Dennis J.; Roscigno, Vincent J. – Sociology of Education, 2003
Analyzes unique within district variations in spending and achievement among urban public elementary schools (n=89). Reveals considerable disparities in spending linked to local patterns of racial and class stratification and concentration. Shows how these local driven inequalities have consequences for achievement in reading, writing,…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Educational Equity (Finance), Elementary Schools, Equal Education