Can Class-Based Substitute for Race-Based Student Assignment Plans? Evidence From Wake County, North Carolina

被引:5
作者
McMillian, M. Monique [1 ]
Fuller, Sarah [2 ]
Hill, Zoelene [3 ]
Duch, Kate [4 ]
Darity, William A., Jr. [5 ,6 ]
机构
[1] Morgan State Univ, 1700 East Cold Spring Lane, Baltimore, MD 21251 USA
[2] Univ N Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27515 USA
[3] Duke Univ, Sanford Sch Publ Policy, Durham, NC 27706 USA
[4] Duke Univ, Durham, NC 27706 USA
[5] Duke Univ, Publ Policy African & African Amer Studies, Durham, NC 27706 USA
[6] Duke Univ, Samuel DuBois Cook Ctr Social Equ, Durham, NC 27706 USA
关键词
desegregation; social; achievement gap; African American students; urban education; PUBLIC-SCHOOLS; ACHIEVEMENT; SEGREGATION; EDUCATION;
D O I
10.1177/0042085915613554
中图分类号
G40 [教育学];
学科分类号
040101 ; 120403 ;
摘要
This study uses a North Carolina administrative data set to analyze racial segregation and student achievement in Wake County during race-based and income-based school assignment plans. We find a modest increase in the level of racial segregation in Wake schools during the income-based plan, but compared with other large districts in the state, Wake County remained relatively desegregated. We also find a small increase in reading and math test scores and a narrowing of the Black-White test score gap. Our analysis indicates that the improvement in math scores may be partially due to school composition changes attributable to the income-based assignment plan.
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页码:843 / 874
页数:32
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