Efficacy Versus Equity: What Happens When States Tinker With College Admissions in a Race-Blind Era?

We investigate the efficacy and equity of college admissions criteria by estimating the effect of multiple measures of college readiness on college performance in the context of race-blind automatic admissions policies. We take advantage of a unique institutional feature of the Texas higher educatio...

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Volume:	38
Main Author:	Sandra E. Black Kalena E. Cortes Jane Arnold Lincove
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Zielgruppe:	Higher Education Postsecondary Education High Schools Secondary Education
Place of publication:	Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.06.2016 SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC
published in:	Educational evaluation and policy analysis Vol. 38; no. 2; pp. 336 - 363
Data of publication:	20160601
ISSN:	0162-3737 1935-1062
EISSN:	1935-1062
Discipline:	Education
Subjects:	Education & Educational Research Social Sciences Graduation Rate Least Squares Statistics High Schools Admission Criteria Affirmative Action Scores Low Income Students Socioeconomic Status College Readiness College Entrance Examinations Public Colleges Advanced Courses Success SAT (College Admission Test) Grade Point Average ACT Assessment Exit Examinations Texas Predictor Variables Enrollment Minority Group Students College Admission Equal Education Texas college admissions Texas top 10% plan college readiness college graduation affirmative action alternative college admission AFFIRMATIVE-ACTION DETERMINANTS PERFORMANCE BANS
Online Access:	Fulltext
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