Date of Award
Spring 2014
Document Type
Masters Capstone Project
Degree Name
M.S. in Geographic Information Science
Organizational Unit
College of Natural Science and Mathematics, Geography and the Environment
Keywords
Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) in Maryland, Student demographics, Student performance and achievement gap, Minority students
Abstract
The student demographics of Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) in Maryland have changed dramatically since 1970 resulting in a majority-minority de facto segregated school system. A major concern of MCPS is the student performance and achievement gap between students of different racial, ethnic, and economic backgrounds.
Using data available from MCSP the performance and achievement of MCPS high school students will be examined for differences between students attending high, medium or low poverty schools. Six high schools will be selected for examination, two for each of the three poverty categories. Primary focus will be to compare the performance and achievement of minority students and students receiving Free and Reduced Meals (FARMS) between the three poverty levels.
Copyright Date
2014
Copyright Statement / License for Reuse
All Rights Reserved.
Publication Statement
Copyright is held by the author. User is responsible for all copyright compliance.
Rights Holder
Richard Joseph
Provenance
Received from author
File Format
application/pdf
Language
English (eng)
Extent
64 pgs
File Size
4.2 MB
Recommended Citation
Joseph, Richard, "Montgomery County, MD Public Schools: Student Performance and Achievement of Low-Income and Minority Students" (2014). Geography and the Environment: Graduate Student Capstones. 52.
https://digitalcommons.du.edu/geog_ms_capstone/52