ERIC EJ913483: Examining the Effects of School pdf

ERIC EJ913483: Examining the Effects of School

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This study explores the effects of school-level characteristics on North Carolina students’ reading and math achievement from fourth through eighth grade, focusing on the relationships between achievement and the racial and poverty composition of schools. After creating race-by-poverty cohorts of schools, I use multilevel models to examine math and reading achievement for the same students in fourth, sixth, and eighth grades. The racial and poverty composition of schools affect student achievement after factoring in student, family, and other school influences. In addition, increasing teacher quality and school resources reduces but does not eliminate the effects of school racial and poverty composition on student achievement. Policies leading to reductions in racial and poverty isolation in schools and increases in teacher quality should be pursued to guarantee equality of educational opportunities to all children in North Carolina schools. (Contains 12 tables, 3 footnotes and 2 figures

• Creator/s: ERIC
• Date: 11/30/2010
• Year: 2010
• Book Topics/Themes: ERIC Archive, Teacher Effectiveness, Poverty, Reading Achievement, Grade 8, Racial Composition, Mathematics Achievement, Racial Factors, Grade 4, Grade 6, Student Characteristics, Family Influence, Educational Environment, Teacher Competencies, Educational Resources, Equal Education, Class Size, Expenditure per Student, Gender Differences, Socioeconomic Influences, Extracurricular Activities, Academically Gifted, Prior Learning, Access to Computers, Television Viewing, Parent Influence, Educational Attainment, Homework, Southworth, Stephanie

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