The Gap within the Gap: Using Longitudinal Data to Understand Income Differences in Student Achievement

Katherine Michelmore () and Susan Dynarski

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Abstract: Gaps 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]

Keywords: Income Differences; Student Achievement; Michigan (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016-08
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