Our study examines trends of racially disproportionate assignment of Black and Hispanic students to less experienced teachers than their white counterparts. Specifically, our analysis shows statistically significant trends in the assignment of less experienced teachers to Black and Hispanic students in middle school math over several years. This study is the first in education to measure the cumulative pattern of racially disproportionate student-teacher assignments over time. We introduce the Cumulative Deficit index as a measure of cumulative patterns of racially disproportionate student-teacher assignment. We concluded student race is correlated with exposure to more experienced teachers over time.

This webinar is part of the 2020 ICPSR Data Fair, "Data in Real Life." More information about the Data Fair can be found at http://myumi.ch/ICPSRdatafair2020. Please note that all attendees for this session must be registered for the ICPSR Data Fair.