Higher proportions of Black and Hispanic students than White and Asian students are off-track for college readiness throughout middle school¶
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Currency · newest study 2021 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person · recheck by 2026: baselines and conditions change
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q2 i? Compared to White and Asian students, higher proportions of Black and Hispanic students remain off-track for college readiness throughout middle school. → Angela Johnson 2021
Evidence¶
Angela Johnson 2021¶
Angela Johnson, Megan Kuhfeld, Greg King. (2021). Measuring middle school achievement trajectories for college readiness. Educational Policy. https://doi.org/10.1177/08959048211006833
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Abstract contrast between named groups in the national longitudinal analysis: "higher proportions of Black and Hispanic student are always off-track throughout middle school" relative to White and Asian students. No percentages or effect sizes printed in the supplied text.
"Compared to White and Asian students, higher proportions of Black and Hispanic student are always off-track throughout middle school."
Discussion¶
Learner Variables¶
- Race and Ethnicity — predictor: outcomes differ by group: a gap reflecting circumstances and treatment, not a cause
Related Claims¶
- Being male, Black, or Hispanic and changing schools predict lower odds of moving on-track; the reading findings are qualitatively similar — related
- Always on-track and always off-track students attend schools with systematically different demographic compositions — related
- Among students initially on-track, being male, Black, or Hispanic and attending higher-FRPL schools predict higher odds of falling off track in math — related
- Among students starting 6th grade on track, being male, Black, Hispanic, or attending a higher low-income school is associated with falling off track — related
- Large-scale longitudinal study measures middle school academic trajectories relative to college readiness benchmarks for more than 360,000 US students — a broader claim this one bears on
- Black and Hispanic students attained postsecondary readiness and success outcomes at substantially lower rates than White students — related
- Middle school on-track status for college readiness is stable for most students across grades 6 to 8 — related
- Racial achievement gaps persist among California middle and high school students, with Asian and White students reporting higher academic achievement than African American, American Indian, and Hispanic students — related
- Student-level and school-level demographic characteristics significantly predict middle school academic trajectories toward college readiness — related
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Higher proportions of Black and Hispanic students than White and Asian students are off-track for college readiness throughout middle school |
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Higher proportions of Black and Hispanic students than White and Asian students are off-track for college readiness throughout middle school |
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moderate |
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2021 |
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2026 |
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by process:wiki-ingest on 2026-10-09 |
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