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Publication Date: 2020-Oct
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Categorical Inequality in Black and White: Linking Disproportionality across Multiple Educational Outcomes
Shores, Kenneth; Kim, Ha Eun; Still, Mela
American Educational Research Journal, v57 n5 p2089-2131 Oct 2020
We characterize the extent to which Black-White gaps for multiple educational outcomes are linked across school districts in the United States. Gaps in disciplinary action, grade-level retention, classification into special education and Gifted and Talented, and Advanced Placement course-taking are large in magnitude and correlated. Racial differences in family income and parent education are strikingly consistent predictors of these gaps, and districts with large gaps in one outcome are likely to have large gaps in another. Socioeconomic and segregation variables explain 1.7 to 3.5 times more variance for achievement relative to nonachievement outcomes. Systemic patterns of racial socioeconomic inequality drive inequalities across multiple educational outcomes; however, discretionary policies at local levels are more influential for nonachievement outcomes.
Descriptors: African American Students, White Students, Racial Differences, Disproportionate Representation, Discipline, Grade Repetition, Special Education, Academically Gifted, Classification, Family Income, Parent Background, Educational Attainment, Predictor Variables, Socioeconomic Status, Racial Segregation, Racial Bias, Advanced Placement Programs, Academic Achievement, Achievement Gap
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Language: English
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