Yasmiyn Irizarry
Selling students short: Racial differences in teachers’ evaluations of high, average, and low performing students
The University of Texas at Austin
education scholars document notable racial differences teachers perceptions students academic skills using data early childhood longitudinal studykindergarten cohort study advances research teacher perceptions investigating whether racial differences teachers evaluations first grade students overall literacy skills vary high average low performing students results highlight overall accuracy teachers perceptions extent nature possible inaccuracies demonstrated remaining racial gaps net literacy test performance racial differences teachers perceptions black nonwhite latino asian students compared white students exist net teacher school characteristics vary considerably across literacy skill levels skill specific literacy assessments appear explain remaining racial gap asian students black nonwhite latino students implications findings education scholarship gifted education achievement gap discussed