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Parental Education Level Predicts Differences Between High And Low Performing States, Stuart E. Smith, Carla M. Narrett
Parental Education Level Predicts Differences Between High And Low Performing States, Stuart E. Smith, Carla M. Narrett
NERA Conference Proceedings 2013
This study examined the correlation between the percentage of college graduate parents of eight-grade students and NAEP reading and math scores for fifty states for 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, and 2011. For reading, the five correlations were .74, .74, .74, .72, and .77. For math, the five correlations were .74, .70, .70, .74, and .72. Similar analyses were conducted with large city (TUDA) districts. The evidence of the past eight years supports the conclusion that the state NAEP Reading and Math scores change very little year to year. Thus, state rankings have changed very little over the past eight years. …