Hispanic students graduated at far lower rates than white and Asian ELL students despite similar course performance patterns¶

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Evidence · 1 study · associational r? · q2
Currency · newest study 2012 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person · overdue for a recheck since 2017: baselines and conditions change

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q2 i? Hispanic, white, and Asian students had similar patterns of course performance and graduation rates, but Hispanic students regardless of ELL status graduated at far lower rates than white and Asian ELL students. → Ninth Grade Course Performance Found to Be the Strongest Predictor of High School Graduation for Chicago English Language Learners 2012

Evidence¶

Ninth Grade Course Performance Found to Be the Strongest Predictor of High School Graduation for Chicago English Language Learners 2012¶

Ninth Grade Course Performance Found to Be the Strongest Predictor of High School Graduation for Chicago English Language Learners. (2012). University of Chicago Consortium on Chicago School Research / National High School Center. http://www.betterhighschools.org

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Cross-racial comparison in the CPS cohort study: "Hispanic students, regardless of ELL status, graduated from high school at far lower rates than white and Asian ELL students" despite similar course performance patterns. No effect size printed.

"Hispanic, white, and Asian students had similar patterns of course performance and graduation rates. However, Hispanic students, regardless of ELL status, graduated from high school at far lower rates than white and Asian ELL students"

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

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

Course performance indicators predict ELL graduation better than ELL-specific indicators such as proficiency level or education interruptions — related
Long-term Hispanic ELLs had the worst course performance and graduation rates, with only 52 percent graduating within four years — related
Hispanic ELLs new to CPS in middle or high school performed as well or better than any group in ninth grade but graduated at lower rates than all groups except long-term ELLs — related
ELL newcomers entering CPS after age 12 graduated at lower rates than students with the same grades and attendance, with school quality the key associated factor — related
Hispanic ELLs proficient before sixth grade performed better in ninth-grade courses than other Hispanic subgroups — related
Senior-year advanced coursework is unevenly distributed by race/ethnicity among CPS graduates — related
Graduation rates differed by timing of English proficiency: 60 percent for middle-grades proficiency versus 68 percent for pre-sixth-grade proficiency — related

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