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Title: Impact of In-School Suspension on Black Girls’ Math Course-Taking in High School
Black girls are more likely to receive in-school suspension (ISS) in comparison to their non-Black peers. However, research on the effect of in-school suspension on students’ academic achievement, specifically math achievement of Black girls, is still very limited. Mathematics is an important foundational component of science, technology, and engineering fields, which are domains in which Black girls are underrepresented. Using the nationally representative Educational Longitudinal Study of 2002 (ELS:2002), this study explores the relationship between in-school suspension and the highest math course completed in a multi-level analysis of 860 Black female participants from 320 high schools. Our findings revealed that in-school suspension was associated with lower mathematics course-taking. Implications for policy, practice, and research are discussed.  more » « less
Award ID(s):
1619843
PAR ID:
10316704
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Date Published:
Journal Name:
Social Sciences
Volume:
10
Issue:
7
ISSN:
2076-0760
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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