College completion among CPS 2017 immediate enrollees shows large disparities by race/ethnicity and gender, with fewer than one-third of Black and Latino young men completing a bachelor's degree¶

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q2 i? Among 2017 CPS graduates who immediately enrolled in college, fewer than one-third of Black and Latino young men completed a bachelor's degree within six years, and young men were less likely than young women of the same race/ethnicity to complete any credential. → Mahaffie 2024

Evidence¶

Mahaffie 2024¶

Mahaffie, S., Usher, A., Nagaoka, J., & McKoy, D. (2024). The educational attainment of Chicago Public Schools students: 2023. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Consortium on School Research. https://toandthrough.uchicago.edu/tool/cps/

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Descriptive analysis of 14,807 immediate college enrollees from the CPS class of 2017 disaggregated by race/ethnicity and gender (Figure 15); e.g., Black young men 19.8% bachelor's vs. Asian/Pacific Islander young women 69.7%.

"Among Black and Latino young men in the CPS graduating class of 2017, fewer than one-third of students who immediately enrolled in college completed a bachelor's degree within six years."

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

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

Related Claims¶

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• Bachelor's DAI varies sharply by race/ethnicity and gender: Black and Latino young men are projected at 10 and 13 percent versus a 19 percent district average — related
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• Four- versus six-year completion gaps of 15–25 percentage points appeared across academic and demographic groups, with Black young men at 13% four-year and 31% six-year completion — related
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