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Merolla, David M. – American Educational Research Journal, 2013
Recent studies have found a net Black advantage in educational attainment. This pattern indicates that after controlling for socioeconomic and academic characteristics, Black students are more likely to continue education than are their White counterparts. Using an educational careers approach, this study examines selection and student…
Descriptors: College Bound Students, Racial Differences, College Admission, College Attendance
Kuehn, Daniel; McDaniel, Marla – Urban Institute (NJ1), 2009
The transition to adulthood could present challenges for African American youth from low-income families. This fact sheet uses data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1997 to explore racial differences in adolescent risk behavior, education, employment, and earnings among low income youth age 18 to 24. Differences discussed herein are…
Descriptors: Low Income Groups, African Americans, Late Adolescents, Low Income