Black-White and Hispanic-White achievement gaps at kindergarten entry narrowed significantly between 2010 and 2017 in both math and reading¶

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q2 i? The Black-White math gap narrowed from 0.64 to 0.53 SD and the reading gap from 0.51 to 0.42 SD; the Hispanic-White gap narrowed from 0.68 to 0.59 SD in math and 0.64 to 0.53 SD in reading, all significantly. → Kuhfeld 2019

Evidence¶

Kuhfeld 2019¶

Kuhfeld, Megan, Soland, James, Pitts, Christine, & Burchinal, Margaret. (2019). Trends in Children's Academic Skills at School Entry: 2010 to 2017. EdWorkingPaper No. 19-137, Annenberg Institute at Brown University. http://www.edworkingpapers.com/ai19-137

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Regression-estimated standardized gaps by year and subject using weighted MAP Growth fall kindergarten scores, with standard errors adjusted for nesting of students in schools; t-tests compared 2010 and 2017 gaps. The Hispanic-White gap also "significantly narrowed, dropping from 0.68 to 0.59 SD in math and from 0.64 to 0.53 SD in reading."

"In 2010, the average math score for White kindergarteners was 0.64 SD higher than their Black peers, which is significantly larger than the 0.53 SD difference in 2017. In reading, the Black-White gap significantly narrowed from 0.51 to 0.42 SD over the eight year span."

Discussion¶

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