Low-income and first-generation students are less likely to complete high school and attend college¶

Claim · All claims
Evidence · 1 study · causal r? · q1
Currency · newest study 2006 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person · overdue for a recheck since 2011: baselines and conditions change

Subclaims¶

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q1 i? Low-income students and students whose parents have not attended college are typically less likely than middle- and upper-income students to complete high school and attend college. → Jill M. Constantine 2006

Evidence¶

Jill M. Constantine 2006¶

Jill M. Constantine, Neil S. Seftor, Emily Sama Martin, Tim Silva, David Myers. (2006). A Study of the Effect of Talent Search on Secondary and Postsecondary Outcomes in Florida, Indiana, and Texas. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Education. https://www.mathematica.org/publications/a-study-of-the-effect-of-talent-search-on-secondary-and-postsecondary-outcomes-in-florida-indiana-and-texas

q1 · i? · causal · r?

Background statement in the report's introduction asserting the participation gap with no data, test, or effect size printed; recorded as the article's stated premise.

"Low-income students and students whose parents have not attended college typically are less likely than middle- and upper-income students to complete high school and attend college, and are thus less likely to reap the benefits of attending college."

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

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

School test score averages are strongly related to the income of the families a school serves — the general claim this finding bears on, with the studies behind it
In 2012, youth with disabilities were more socioeconomically disadvantaged than their peers, more likely to live in low-income households and with parents receiving federal food benefits — related
Students of color receive disparaging signals about belonging and ability that their White upper-middle-class peers are far less likely to receive — related

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