Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ717476
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2004-Jan-1
Pages: 18
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-2984
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The Effect of School Poverty on Racial Gaps in Tests Scores: The Case of the Minnesota Basic Standards Tests
Myers, Samuel L.; Kim, Hyeoneui; Mandala, Cheryl
Journal of Negro Education, v73 n1 p81-98 Win 2004
A data from 1996,1998 and 1999 Minnesota comprehensive statewide testing on eight graders is used to analyze whether African American students perform worse than the white students who attend the poverty schools. The analyses conclude that African American-White test score gap is attributed more to the racial discriminations and racial treatments rather than any other impacts.
Descriptors: White Students, Scores, Poverty, African American Students, Grade 8, Racial Factors, Racial Discrimination, Achievement Tests, Academic Achievement, Disadvantaged Schools, Low Achievement
Circulation Department, The Journal of Negro Education, P.O. Box 311, Howard University, Washington, DC 20059. Web site: http://www.journalnegroed.org; Tel: 202-806-8120; Fax: 202-806-8434; e-mail: jne@howard.edu.
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Grade 8
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Minnesota
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