Amy Ellen Schwartz|Leanna Stiefel
Is There a Nativity Gap? New Evidence on the Academic Performance of Immigrant Students
New York University|Wagner College|New York University
public schools across united states educating increasing number diversity immigrant students unfortunately little known performance relative nativeborn students extent nativity gap might explained school demographic characteristics article takes step toward filling void using data new york city 17 percent elementary middle school students immigrants explore disparities performance foreignborn nativeborn students reading math tests three waysusing levels unadjusted scores valueadded scores adjusted prior performance education production function unadjusted levels valueadded measures often indicate superior performance among immigrants disparities substantially explained student school characteristics nativity gap differs students different world regions disparities considerably diminished fully specified models conclude implications urban schools united states