| Yasmiyn Irizarry
Indiana University
Beyond black and white: Disentangling the effects of race, ethnicity and immigration status on the educational experiences of youths
FINAL REPORT
Many studies have documented the influence of students' race on teachers' evaluations of academic performance and social behavior. This study extends this line of research by incorporating ethnicity and immigration status into the equation in order to better understand these racial differences. Using the first grade wave of the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, the author evaluated the influence that specific racial, ethnic and immigrant subgroups of students have on teachers' evaluations of student academic and social behavior. The black penalty documented in previous literature is once again confirmed; with black American students receiving the most negative evaluations from teachers. The author also found an immigrant reward for both black and Latino immigrant groups, with both brown and white Latino immigrants receiving significantly higher evaluations than white Americans. The resulting implications of these two findings are discussed.
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