Teachers of color are judged more harshly in evaluations: within the same schools, Black teachers were 50 percent more likely than white teachers to receive a low rating.¶

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Subclaims¶

q2 i? From 2012 to 2016 in Michigan, 19 percent of Black teachers received a low evaluation rating vs. 7 percent of white teachers; within the same schools Black teachers were 50 percent more likely to get a low rating. → Gold 2020

Evidence¶

Gold 2020¶

Gold, T. (2020). Pipeline and Retention of Teachers of Color: Systems and Structures Impeding Growth and Sustainability in the United States. Digital Promise. https://digitalpromise.org/2020/03/24/pipeline-and-retention-of-teachers-of-color-systems-and-structures-impeding-growth-and-sustainability-in-the-united-states/ doi:10.51388/20.500.12265/96

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Secondhand report of a Michigan study (Drake et al., 2019) of evaluation ratings 2012–2016 finding Black teachers disproportionately received low ratings, even within the same schools. Percentages are descriptive; no standardized effect size is printed.

"A study in Michigan found that from 2012 to 2016, 19 percent of black teachers in the state received a low rating in their yearly evaluations compared to only seven percent of white teachers. Within the same schools, teachers of color—especially black teachers—were 50 percent more likely than white teachers to receive a low rating in their evaluation."

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

• Race and Ethnicity — predictor: outcomes differ by group: a gap reflecting circumstances and treatment, not a cause

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