High Stakes in the Classroom, High Stakes on the Street: The Effects of Community Violence on Student’s Standardized Test Performance

High Stakes in the Classroom, High Stakes on the Street: The Effects of Community Violence on Student’s Standardized Test Performance

This article examines the effect of exposure to violent crime on students’ standardized test performance among a sample of students in New York City public schools. To identify the effect of exposure to community violence on children’s test scores, we compare students exposed to an incident of viole...

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Main Authors: Patrick Sharkey, Amy Ellen Schwartz, Ingrid Gould Ellen, Johanna Lacoe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Society for Sociological Science 2014-05-01
Series:Sociological Science
Subjects:
Academic Performance
Community Violence
Neighborhood Effects
Racial Disparities
School Settings
Online Access:https://www.sociologicalscience.com/download/volume%201/may(3)/high-stakes-in-the-classroom-high-stakes-on-the-street.pdf

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https://www.sociologicalscience.com/download/volume%201/may(3)/high-stakes-in-the-classroom-high-stakes-on-the-street.pdf

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