Presenter(s)

• Jasmine Hammer, The Impact of School Policy on Minority Student’s Academic Outcomes, Texas Woman's University
• Lynette Carrillo, Texas Woman's University
• Samuel Kim, Assistant Professor, Texas Woman's University

Abstract

This poster presents the results of a research study that investigated the relationship between school policies and the academic trajectory of minority students in Texas. Attendees will learn about how to utilize unique student-level data from the Texas Education Agency (TEA) in regard to minority student disciplinary actions, graduation rates, and dropout rates. In addition, the influence of word count in school policies as a contributing factor to the disproportional rates will be discussed.