The Gap within the Gap: Using Longitudinal Data to Understand Income Differences in Student Achievement
Published By: NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH on eSS | Published Date: August , 2016Gaps in educational achievement between high- and low-income children are growing. Administrative datasets maintained by states and districts lack information about income but do indicate whether a student is eligible for subsidized school meals. This paper leverages the longitudinal structure of these datasets to develop a new measure of persistent economic disadvantage. The measures proposed by this paper can be used in evaluations to estimate heterogeneous effects, to improve value-added calculations, and to better target resources. [Working Paper 22474]
Author(s): Katherine Michelmore, Susan Dynarski | Posted on: Aug 01, 2016 | Views()