Uri Treisman Professor of Mathematics Director, Charles A. Dana Center The University of Texas at Austin URBAN MATH LEADERSHIP NETWORK RETREAT LAKEWAY RESORT, AUSTIN, TEXAS JUNE 17-20, 2004
NAEP Grade 4 Mathematics Average Scale Score Ranking for Texas and California Subpopulations YearStateAll Students African American HispanicWhite 1992 TX18912 CA Number of States TX6161 CA Number of States TX5111 CA Number of States TX17153 CA Number of States
Year All Students African American Hispanic White Free/Red. Lunch NA NAEP Grade 4 Mathematics Average Scale Score Ranking for Texas Subpopulations
Year All Students African AmericanHispanicWhite Free/Red. Lunch NA NA Texas Grade 8 NAEP Mathematics Rankings (1990 to 2003)
Average Mathematics Score by Race/Ethnicity, Grade 4 NAEP 2003 Trial Urban District Assessment *Insufficient sample size for accurate estimation NOTE: All data are for public schools only. Student Participation rates in Houston and Cleveland were below average
Average Mathematics Score by Race/Ethnicity, Grade 8 NAEP 2003 Trial Urban District Assessment *Insufficient sample size for accurate estimation NOTE: All data are for public schools only. Student Participation rates in Houston and Cleveland were below average
Source: Texas Education Agency, Statewide Passing Rates on the Texas Algebra End-of-Course Exam for Selected Subpopulations:
1999 Third International Mathematics and Science Study-Repeat: Grade 8
Average First Year College GPA for Texas Advanced Placement Students SubpopulationGPA for 1st Year College Students Passing an AP Exam* GPA for 1st Year College Students Taking, Did Not Pass an AP Exam* GPA for 1st Year College Students Not Taking an AP Exam* White (47,647 students) Hispanic (19,868 students) African American (7,813 students) Low Income (22,028 students) *AP Exams in core academic subjects of English, Math, Science, and Social Studies Based on group of students taking 8 th Grade TAAS in 1994, Graduating in 1998, and Enrolling in a Texas Public College or University (78,079 students). Source: National Center for Educational Accountability
Estimating the Cost of Hiring Secondary Mathematics Teachers Source: Charles A. Dana Center, A Study of Uncontrollable Variations in the Costs of Texas Public Education, 2000