ERIC Number: EJ1220740
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019
Pages: 23
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ISSN: EISSN-2332-8584
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The Effects of English Learner Classification on High School Graduation and College Attendance
AERA Open, v5 n2 Apr-Jun 2019
Descriptive evidence shows that English learners (ELs) have lower high school graduation and 4-year-college attendance rates than monolingual and fluent English users. Applying the regression discontinuity design to rich administrative data from a large district in California, this study identifies the first causal effects of initial EL classification on high school graduation and college enrollment. I also report the effects of maintaining EL status, or not reclassifying, after testing in each grade between third and eighth grades. I find no statistically significant impact of initial EL classification on high school graduation or college enrollment. Reclassification just before school transition (fifth and eighth grades) significantly affected the probabilities of on-time graduation and, conditional on college attendance, starting at a 4-year university and starting full-time.
Descriptors: Outcomes of Education, English Language Learners, Classification, High School Graduates, College Bound Students, Graduation, Enrollment, Language Tests, Language Proficiency, Achievement Gap, School Districts, Scores, College Entrance Examinations
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: High Schools; Secondary Education; Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: California
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: ACT Assessment
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