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Media type:
E-Article
Title:
States as Sites of Educational (In)Equality: State Contexts and the Socioeconomic Achievement Gradient
Contributor:
Jang, Heewon;
Reardon, Sean F.
Published:
SAGE Publications, 2019
Published in:
AERA Open, 5 (2019) 3, Seite 233285841987245
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1177/2332858419872459
ISSN:
2332-8584
Origination:
Footnote:
Description:
<jats:p>Socioeconomic achievement gaps have long been a central focus of educational research. However, not much is known about how (and why) between-district gaps vary among states, even though states are a primary organizational level in the decentralized education system in the United States. Using data from the Stanford Education Data Archive (SEDA), this study describes state-level socioeconomic achievement gradients and the growth of these gradients from Grades 3 to 8. We also examine state-level correlates of the gradients and their growth, including school system funding equity, preschool enrollment patterns, the distribution of teachers, income inequality, and segregation. We find that socioeconomic gradients and their growth rates vary considerably among states, and that between-district income segregation is positively associated with the socioeconomic achievement gradient.</jats:p>