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¶

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Subclaims¶

q2 i? Based on Cal-SCHLS data from 2006–08, a higher proportion of Asian and White middle and high school students reported good academic achievement compared with African American, American Indian, and Hispanic students. → Voight 2013

Evidence¶

Voight 2013¶

Voight, A. (2013). The Racial School-Climate Gap. A report from the Region IX Equity Assistance Center at WestEd. San Francisco: WestEd. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED580366

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Analysis of student self-reported grades from the California Healthy Kids Survey, 2006–08, across grades 7, 9, and 11 in approximately 840 districts. The studies confirmed "a higher proportion of Asian and White middle and high school students reported good academic achievement." Similar disparities appeared in 2009 California Standards Test results.

"Based on Cal-SCHLS data from 2006–08, a higher proportion of Asian and White middle and high school students reported good academic achievement compared with reports from African American, American Indian, and Hispanic students."

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

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

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