Fractured College Prep Pipeline

Hoarding Opportunities to Learn

AvHeather E. Price

Häftad, Engelska, 2021

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This book walks readers through the stages of the high school college prep pipeline that introduces interlocked structural barriers to students. The author shows how these barriers reinforce segregated structures that unfairly distribute the public good of education to some students and not others. Price argues that the college prep pipeline of Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate coursework in American high schools constitutes a new form of tracking in the 21st century. Even further, this new tracking introduces a façade of "college readiness" that veils the unequal learning opportunities that send some students out into the college world with pockets full of counterfeit credentials that serve only to reinforce the historically oppressive system. Whether intentional or not, this new form of tracking is embedded in schools across the United States and have lifetime consequences for individual students that reinforce historically racial, ethnic, and spatial inequalities. Book Features:Follows all the stages in the college prep pipeline, from access to curriculum to participation in classes to demonstration of mastery of the course content. Provides a more valid measure of quality by using the national tests of College Board Advanced Placement to compare the learning outcomes of students enrolled in the same classes across the nation. Uses Arizona, Florida, Michigan, and North Carolina as case studies that exemplify the variation in practice and policy across the United States. Compares public districts to charter high schools, showing how the rise in school choice policies hinders integration efforts.

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Utgivningsdatum:2021-03-12
Mått:152 x 220 x 12 mm
Vikt:250 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:176
Förlag:Teachers' College Press
ISBN:9780807765029

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Heather E. Price is assistant professor of leadership studies doctoral program with concurrent appointment in the Social, Behavioral, and Forensic Sciences department at Marian University.

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“ The Fractured College Prep Pipeline is a cogent explanation of the issues the existing college-prep pipeline poses, consisting of Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate coursework geared toward predominantly white students and other college-prep credentials of lesser value geared toward less-privileged students.”—CHOICE

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ContentsPrelude viAcknowledgments vii1. Introduction 121st-Century Education Policy, In Brief 2Interlude: Words, Terminology, and Language Use 4Contribution 9Summary of Chapters 92. A Simmering Problem 11with Kristi DonaldsonCollege and Career Readiness = College for All 13From High School “College For All” Expectation to Actually going to College 14The Puzzle 18Theoretical Framework 20Methods 23Case Studies: Four “Spotlight States” 263. The Landscape of College-Preparatory Curriculum in American High Schools 31American High School Landscape 31Spotlight States: High School Landscape 38College-Prep Curriculum Landscape 42The College-Preparatory Pipeline 47Spotlight States: The AP and IB Landscape 484. The Foundation of Access to Opportunity 50Historical Background on Access to Curriculum 50District Access in the United States 51District Resources: Concentration vs. Dilution 53Unequal Consequences for Students Without Access 58Summary: Stage 1 of the Pipeline 60Spotlight States: How Does Access Work Within States? 61Conclusion 665. In the Pipeline: Participating in AP and IB Courses 68Brief Background on Curriculum Tracking 69Student Enrollment in Schools with AP or IB Courses 70Tracked-Out: No-CP Schools 71AP and IB Participation in the United States 74Concentration vs. Dilution of Curricula 76Inside the Classrooms 78Tracked-in: CP-Specialty Schools 80Concentration vs. Dilution: Impact on Participation Rates 85Summary: Stage 2 of the Pipeline 86Spotlight States: How Does Participation Work Within States? 89Conclusion 936. The Last Stage of the Pipeline: Passing the Exams 95U.S. History on Testing Knowledge: States’ Rights 96AP Exams 97Summary: Stage 3 of the Pipeline 110Spotlight States: How Does AP Testing Work Within States? 112Conclusion 1157. College-Prep Credentials: Who Gets Nothing, Who Gets Swindled, and Who Gets the Real Quality 117Segregated Learning 120New to the Educational Marketplace: The Counterfeit Credential 127Research Implications 128Reflection 130Conclusion 1308. Implications and Thoughts on Moving Forward 132How Did We Get Here? 133Data Analysis and Social Structures 134College Admissions 136Policies on the Horizon 136Students and Families 138Conclusion 139Notes 140References 144Index 161About the Author 168