Equalizers or Enablers of Inequality? A Counterfactual Analysis of Racial and Residential Test Score Gaps in Year-Round and Nine-Month Schools.

Persistent racial/ethnic and residential disparities in test scores suggest schools fail to serve as society’s great equalizers. Yet few studies have explored whether policies that adjust children’s time in school are effective in reducing test-score inequality. We use ECLS-K data to compare childre...

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Published in:	Annals of the American Academy of Political & Social Science Vol. 674; no. 1; pp. 240 - 262
Main Authors:	Johnson, Odis, Wagner, Michael
Format:	Article
Published:	Sage Publications Inc. Nov2017
Subjects:	United States Academic achievement Education policy Educational equalization United States education system
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