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The Black-White Achievement Gap: Do State Policies Matter?, Henry I. Braun, Aubrey Wang, Frank Jenkins, Elliot Weinbaum
The Black-White Achievement Gap: Do State Policies Matter?, Henry I. Braun, Aubrey Wang, Frank Jenkins, Elliot Weinbaum
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A longstanding issue in American education is the gap in academic achievement between majority and minority students. The goal of this study is to accumulate and evaluate evidence on the relationship between state education policies and changes in the Black-White achievement gap, while addressing some of the methodological issues that have led to differences in interpretations of earlier findings. To that end, we consider the experiences of ten states that together enroll more than forty percent of the nation's Black students. We estimate the trajectories of Black student and White student achievement on the NAEP 8th grade mathematics assessment over …
High-Stakes Testing And Student Achievement: Does Accountability Pressure Increase Student Learning?, Sharon L. Nichols, Gene V. Glass, David C. Berliner
High-Stakes Testing And Student Achievement: Does Accountability Pressure Increase Student Learning?, Sharon L. Nichols, Gene V. Glass, David C. Berliner
Education Policy Analysis Archives (EPAA)
This study examined the relationship between high-stakes testing pressure and student achievement across 25 states. …