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Direct linkKenneth Shores; Ha Eun Kim; Mela Still – American Educational Research Journal, 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…
Descriptors: African American Students, White Students, Racial Differences, Disproportionate Representation
Download full textKenneth Shores; Ha Eun Kim; Mela Still – Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University, 2019
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…
Descriptors: African American Students, White Students, Racial Differences, Disproportionate Representation
Holzman, Brian; Salazar, Esmeralda Sánchez; Chukhray, Irina – Houston Education Research Consortium, 2020
This report examines the role of English learner (ELs) status in four-year college enrollment and bachelor's degree completion among Houston Independent School District (HISD) high school graduates. We divide students into four groups: students who are never classified as EL (hereafter referred to as "Never EL" students), ELs who are…
Descriptors: Educational Attainment, English Language Learners, English (Second Language), Course Selection (Students)
Maryland State Department of Education, 2009
Maryland public high school students outperformed all others in the nation on the rigorous Advanced Placement (AP) exams, according to the College Board's fifth annual analysis of the AP program. Maryland ranked first nationwide in the percentage of public school students scoring 3 or higher on at least one AP exam. A score of 3 or higher on the…
Descriptors: Minority Groups, High School Students, Advanced Placement Programs, Classification
Aleamoni, Lawrence M. – 1973
The placement and proficiency system of the University of Illinois was designed to promote good student attitudes towards courses into which they were placed enable students to perform near their maximum capability, reduce the instructor's burden by generating relatively homogeneous ability groupings in courses, and encourage students to begin…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Acceleration, Advanced Placement Programs, Advanced Programs
