The Fractured College Prep Pipeline: Hoarding Opportunities to Learn

ISBN-13: 9780807765029 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 168 str.

Heather E. Price

Spis treści

• Contents
• Prelude vi
• Acknowledgments vii
• 1. Introduction 1
• 21st-Century Education Policy, In Brief 2
• Interlude: Words, Terminology, and Language Use 4
• Contribution 9
• Summary of Chapters 9
• 2. A Simmering Problem 11
• with Kristi Donaldson
• College and Career Readiness = College for All 13
• From High School “College For All” Expectation to Actually going to College 14
• The Puzzle 18
• Theoretical Framework 20
• Methods 23
• Case Studies: Four “Spotlight States” 26
• 3. The Landscape of College-Preparatory Curriculum in American High Schools 31
• American High School Landscape 31
• Spotlight States: High School Landscape 38
• College-Prep Curriculum Landscape 42
• The College-Preparatory Pipeline 47
• Spotlight States: The AP and IB Landscape 48
• 4. The Foundation of Access to Opportunity 50
• Historical Background on Access to Curriculum 50
• District Access in the United States 51
• District Resources: Concentration vs. Dilution 53
• Unequal Consequences for Students Without Access 58
• Summary: Stage 1 of the Pipeline 60
• Spotlight States: How Does Access Work Within States? 61
• Conclusion 66
• 5. In the Pipeline: Participating in AP and IB Courses 68
• Brief Background on Curriculum Tracking 69
• Student Enrollment in Schools with AP or IB Courses 70
• Tracked-Out: No-CP Schools 71
• AP and IB Participation in the United States 74
• Concentration vs. Dilution of Curricula 76
• Inside the Classrooms 78
• Tracked-in: CP-Specialty Schools 80
• Concentration vs. Dilution: Impact on Participation Rates 85
• Summary: Stage 2 of the Pipeline 86
• Spotlight States: How Does Participation Work Within States? 89
• Conclusion 93
• 6. The Last Stage of the Pipeline: Passing the Exams 95
• U.S. History on Testing Knowledge: States’ Rights 96
• AP Exams 97
• Summary: Stage 3 of the Pipeline 110
• Spotlight States: How Does AP Testing Work Within States? 112
• Conclusion 115
• 7. College-Prep Credentials: Who Gets Nothing, Who Gets Swindled, and Who Gets the Real Quality 117
• Segregated Learning 120
• New to the Educational Marketplace: The Counterfeit Credential 127
• Research Implications 128
• Reflection 130
• Conclusion 130
• 8. Implications and Thoughts on Moving Forward 132
• How Did We Get Here? 133
• Data Analysis and Social Structures 134
• College Admissions 136
• Policies on the Horizon 136
• Students and Families 138
• Conclusion 139
• Notes 140
• References 144
• Index 161
• About the Author 168