HSE exam takers completed fewer years of school and were more likely to be lunch-eligible and to identify as Black or Hispanic than non-exam takers¶
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q2 i? Among New Jersey grade 8 public school students in the study years, HSE exam takers completed fewer years of school, were more likely to have been eligible for the national school lunch program in grade 8, and were more likely to identify as Black or Hispanic than non-exam takers. → Jacob Hartog 2021
Evidence¶
Jacob Hartog 2021¶
Jacob Hartog, Lily Fesler, Brittany Tabora. (2021). Characteristics and Performance of High School Equivalency Exam Takers in New Jersey. Regional Educational Laboratory Mid-Atlantic, Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education. https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/rel/regions/midatlantic
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Observational comparison of administrative records for New Jersey students who were grade 8 public school students in 2008/09–2013/14, contrasting HSE exam takers with non-takers. The study reports takers "completed fewer years of school" and differed in lunch eligibility and race/ethnicity.
"Among all students who had been grade 8 students in a New Jersey public school during the study years, HSE exam takers completed fewer years of school, were more likely to have been eligible for the national school lunch program in grade 8, and were more likely to identify as Black or Hispanic than non–exam takers."
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HSE exam takers completed fewer years of school and were more likely to be lunch-eligible and to identify as Black or Hispanic than non-exam takers |
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HSE exam takers completed fewer years of school and were more likely to be lunch-eligible and to identify as Black or Hispanic than non-exam takers |
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