Latinx Education During the Trump Era Öffentlichkeit
Apel, Teresa (Spring 2020)
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Abstract
With the onset of the Trump administration, political discourse regarding Latinos in the U.S. has become increasingly hostile. This rhetoric has directly influenced immigration and education policy decisions such as the removal of DACA. This anti-immigrant phenomenon has led to me to research the relationship between the onset of the Trump administration and the educational attainment of Latinx High schoolers in Georgia. To observe this correlation, I used discipline rate data, Georgia Milestones Assessment results, and truancy percentage data from all Georgia high schools. Data was attained from the Governor’s Office of Student achievement for Asian, white, Latinx, and black students from 2014-2018. I then conducted multiple linear regression to assess the association between student achievement, discipline rates, and truancy before and during the Trump administration for each demographic. I found that across all measures, discipline for white students decreased during Trump, while Latinx students experienced the highest increases amongst all subgroups. Trump was also correlated with an increase in the percentage of truant students for all demographics; however, this increase was higher for minority students than for white students. I discuss the potential limitations of this analysis and make recommendations for future research on this subject. Furthermore, I consider the implications of these findings since they suggest an augmentation of structural barriers for minority students. I conclude with policy recommendations for state and local officials to mitigate the effects of the current administration on vulnerable student populations. I also discuss preexisting legal statutes that must be upheld to ensure the educational rights, safety and privacy of students.
Table of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS
ABSTRACT 1
INTRODUCTION 2
ENTHNORACIALITY AND IMMIGRATION 3
ANTI-IMMIGRANT RHETORIC 3
EDUCATION POLICY 5
IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT 8
ETHNORACIALITY AND EDUCATION 9
ACHIEVEMENT OUTCOMES 9
DISCIPLINE 13
TRUANCY 14
DATA AND METHODS 15
DATA 15
MEASURES 17
ANALYTICAL METHODS 18
RESULTS 19
DISCIPLINE 19
Student Population 19
Incidents 19
Disciplinary Type 20
ACHIEVEMENT OUTCOMES 21
Biology 21
History 21
American Literature and Composition 21
TRUANCY 22
Ethnoracial Associations 22
Trump Election: Before and After Variation 22
Ethnoracial Disproportionality Before and After Truancy Election 23
CONCLUSION 23
DISCUSSION 25
POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS 28
BIBLIOGRAPHY 31
FIGURES I
FIGURE 1. ETHNORACIAL DISPROPORTIONALITY IN STUDENT POPULATION I
FIGURE 2. ETHNORACIAL DISPROPORTIONALITY IN INCIDENTS. II
FIGURE 3. ETHNORACIAL DISPROPORTIONALITY IN IN SCHOOL SUSPENSION. III
FIGURE 4. ETHNORACIAL DISPROPORTIONALITY IN OUT OF SCHOOL SUSPENSION. IV
FIGURE 5. ETHNORACIAL DISPROPORTIONALITY IN BIOLOGY EXAMS. V
FIGURE 6. ETHNORACIAL DISPROPORTIONALITY IN AMERICAN LITERATURE AND COMPOSITION EXAMS VI
FIGURE 7. ETHNORACIAL DISPROPORTIONALITY IN U.S. HISTORY EXAMS VII
FIGURE 8. ETHNORACIAL VARIATION IN TRUANCY VIII
FIGURE 9. TRUANCY LEVELS BEFORE AND .AFTER THE ELECTION OF TRUMP IX
FIGURE 10. ETHNORACIAL DISPROPORTIONALITY IN TRUANCY BEFORE AND AFTER TRUMP ELECTION X
APPENDIX A XI
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