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090 $aHB1$b.W654 no.11049
100 1 $aFryer, Roland G.
245 14 $aThe black-white test score gap through third grade /$cRoland G. Fryer, Steven D. Levitt.
260 $aCambridge, Mass. :$bNational Bureau of Economic Research,$cc2005.
300 $a23, [10] p. ;$c22 cm.
490 1 $aNBER working paper series ;$vno. 11049.
500 $a"January 2005."
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 22-23).
530 $aAlso available in PDF from the NBER world wide web site (www.nber.org).
520 3 $a"This paper describes basic facts regarding the black-white test score gap over the first four years of school. Black children enter school substantially behind their white counterparts in reading and math, but including a small number of covariates erases the gap. Over the first four years of school, however, blacks lose substantial ground relative to other races; averaging .10 standard deviations per school year. By the end of third grade there is a large Black-White test score gap that cannot be explained by observable characteristics. Blacks are falling behind in virtually all categories of skills tested, except the most basic. None of the explanations we examine, including systematic differences in school quality across races, convincingly explain the divergent academic trajectory of Black students"--National Bureau of Economic Research web site.
650 0 $aAfrican Americans$xEducation (Primary)
650 0 $aEducation, Primary$xSocial aspects$zUnited States.
700 1 $aLevitt, Steven D.
710 2 $aNational Bureau of Economic Research.
830 0 $aWorking paper series (National Bureau of Economic Research) ;$vworking paper no. 11049.
856 41 $uhttp://www.nber.org/papers/W11049.pdf$zOnline access for everyone
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