Race and School Quality Since Brown vs. Board of Education / Michael A. Boozer, Alan B. Krueger, Shari Wolkon.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Boozer, Michael A.

Contributor:

National Bureau of Economic Research.

Krueger, Alan B.

Wolkon, Shari.

Series:

Working Paper Series (National Bureau of Economic Research) no. w4109.

NBER working paper series no. w4109

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource: illustrations (black and white);

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Mass. National Bureau of Economic Research 1992.

Summary:

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 percent 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.

Notes:

Print version record

June 1992.