TY  - SER
AU  - Banerjee, Neena 
TI  - Student–Teacher Ethno-Racial Matching and Reading Ability Group Placement in Early Grades
PY  - 2019///
PB  - Sage
KW  - student–teacher ethno-racial matching
KW  -  ability grouping,
KW  - reading,
KW  - hierarchical linear models
N2  - This article investigates the relationship between student–teacher ethno-racial matching and students’ placement in reading ability groups in kindergarten and first grades in the United States. Multilevel regression analysis of a nationally representative sample of students shows that Latino/a first graders are more likely to be placed in higher ability groups when assigned to Latino/a teachers. Furthermore, teachers’ perception of students’ learning behavior, a variable that has been linked to teacher–student racial congruence in the literature, has a strong positive effect on ability group placement in kindergarten and first grades. These findings have implications for minority teacher recruitment policies in school districts
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1177/0013124517721948
ER  -