Title

Race and School Quality Since Brown vs. Board of Education

Author(s)

Michael A. Boozer Michael Boozer (Princeton University)

Alan B. Krueger Alan Krueger (Princeton University and NBER)

Shari Wolkon Shari Wolkon (Cornell University)

Abstract

This paper presents evidence on the quality of schooling by race and ethnic origin in the United States. Although substantial racial segregation across schools exists, the average pupil-teacher ratio is approximately the same for black and white students. Hispanic students, however, on average have l0 percent more students per teacher. Relative to whites, blacks and Hispanics are less likely to use computers at school and at work. The implications of these differences in school quality for labor market outcomes are examined. We conclude by examining reasons for the increase in the black-white earnings gap since the mid-1970s.

Creation Date

1992-03

Section URL ID

IRS

Paper Number

301

URL

https://dataspace.princeton.edu/bitstream/88435/dsp01cz30ps65d/1/301.pdf

File Function

Jel

C44

Keyword(s)

race, human capital, school quality, segregation, wages

Suppress

false

Series

1