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| Title: | Stuck in the Same Old Grades: Unchanging Disparities in Economically Disadvantaged Students' Course Failures |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Sarah Ruth Morris (ORCID |
| Source: | Educational Forum. 2025 89(1):58-74. |
| Availability: | Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 530 Walnut Street Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Tel: 215-625-8900; Fax: 215-207-0050; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 17 |
| Publication Date: | 2025 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | High Schools Secondary Education Grade 9 Junior High Schools Middle Schools |
| Descriptors: | High School Freshmen, Grade 9, Grades (Scholastic), Failure, Economically Disadvantaged, Academic Standards, Grading, At Risk Students, Equal Education, Gender Differences |
| Geographic Terms: | Arkansas |
| DOI: | 10.1080/00131725.2024.2312299 |
| ISSN: | 0013-1725 1938-8098 |
| Abstract: | Freshman grades relate to academic outcomes, yet limited research explores which students face the highest risk of course failure. With logit analysis using a five-year Arkansas dataset (n = 164,688), we find that economically disadvantaged ninth-grade students are more likely to fail a course than their more privileged peers. This disparity persists over time despite claims of a shift toward SBG. The study highlights the pressing need for grading equity. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2024 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1453337 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| ISSN: | 0013-1725 1938-8098 |
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| DOI: | 10.1080/00131725.2024.2312299 |
| Published in: | Educational Forum |
| Language: | English |