ERIC Number: EJ985783
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Publication Date: 2012-Dec
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School Stratification in New and Established Latino Destinations
Dondero, Molly; Muller, Chandra
Social Forces, v91 n2 p477-502 Dec 2012
The growth and geographic diversification of the school-age Latino population suggest that schools in areas that previously had very few Latinos now serve many of these students. This study uses the 1999-2000 Schools and Staffing Survey and the Education Longitudinal Study of 2002 to compare public high schools in new and established Latino destinations. We examine school composition, school quality indicators, instructional resources and access to advanced math courses. We find that schools in new destinations display more favorable educational contexts according to a number of measures, but offer fewer linguistic support services than schools in established destinations. We also find evidence of a within-school Latino-white gap in advanced math course taking in new destinations, suggesting greater educational stratification within schools in those areas.
Descriptors: Social Stratification, Hispanic American Students, Public Schools, High Schools, Comparative Analysis, School Demography, School Effectiveness, Educational Resources, Access to Education, Advanced Courses, Secondary School Mathematics, White Students, Geographic Regions
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: High Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Schools and Staffing Survey (NCES)
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IES Cited: ED556127
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