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Race and School Quality Since Brown vs. Board of Education

Year: 1992

Type: report

Abstract: This paper presents evidence on the quality of schooling by race and ethnic origin in the United States.Although substantial racial segregation across schools exists, the average pupil-teacher ratio is approximately the same for black and white students.Hispanic students, however, on average have 10 peitent more students per teacher.Relative to whites, blacks and Hispanics are less likely to use computers at school and at work.The implications of these differences in school quality for labor market outcomes are examined.We conclude by examining reasons for the increase in the black-white earnings gap since the mid-1970s.

Source: National Bureau of Economic Research

DOI: 10.3386/w4109

Authors: Michael Boozer, Alan Krueger, Shari Wolkon

Institutions: National Bureau of Economic Research, Yale University, IZA - Institute of Labor Economics, Princeton University, Cornell University

Language: English

Topic: School Choice and Performance

Subfield: Education

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Reduced inequalities, Quality education

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W1591262874

Cites: 22

Cited by: 122

Related to: 10