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Suburban Science Education. Keith Sheppard. Luisa McHugh. Angela Kelly. United States. Suburban Science Education. Data Sources: American Census Bureau (2010) New York State School Report Cards (2008-2010) National Center for Educational Statistics NYSED.gov. Suburban Science Education.
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Suburban Science Education Keith Sheppard Luisa McHugh Angela Kelly
Suburban Science Education Data Sources: • American Census Bureau (2010) • New York State School Report Cards (2008-2010) • National Center for Educational Statistics • NYSED.gov
Suburban Science Education What percentages of the USA population are • Suburban • Urban • Rural ?
Suburban Science Education What percentages of the USA Population are • Suburban 50% • Urban 30% • Rural 20% “…the United States is a suburban nation…”
Suburban Science Education Google Scholar Search • Suburban Science Education • Urban Science Education • Rural Science Education
Suburban Science Education Google Scholar Search • Suburban Science Education 1 • Urban Science Education 727 • Rural Science Education 87
Suburban Science Education Science for All? Contains Chapters on Rural Science Education Urban Science Education
Suburban Science Educationand High-Needs Schools Survey of Noyce Awards Choices for Areas Served Rural Urban
Suburban Science Educationand High-Needs Schools Noyce Award Question Answer Yes. All are high needs school districts. It is a misconception to suppose that suburban schools are all low needs. • Are these truly high needs school districts? They do not mention that fact in their support letters.
New York State • Demographics • Population 19.4 million (3rd largest in USA) (60% White, 17% Black, 7% Asian and 17% Hispanic) • New York City (largest city in USA) • 8.1 million (42% of population) • New York City Metropolitan area (largest suburbs in USA) • 18.9 million
New York State Education • Demographics • K-12 Population 2.7 million • 50% White, 19% Black, 22% Hispanic, 8% Asian • New York City • K-12 Population 1.1 million • 15% White, 34% Black, 13% Asian and 38% Hispanic
New York State • Distinguishing Feature of NY Education?
New York State • Distinguishing Feature of NY Science Education? • Regents Exams • Earth Science • Over 800 school districts
New York City High needs by definition, but STEM accessibility and participation is contextual and related to poverty of local school population (Kelly & Sheppard, 2009). 55% of New York City secondary schools do not offer physics Main determinant of whether physics is offered = school size
A disproportionate number of the physics students in NYC attend the eight magnet schools. • Magnet schools have 7% of the city’s high school students, and 27% of the city’s physics students. • These competitive schools have far fewer students of color and fewer poor children than other NYC schools.
Long Island History • 19th Century – century of the Cities • 20th Century – century of the Suburbs • 1898 – consolidation of New York City • Queens elected to be part of the city • Nassau elected to be separate • Suburban government developed
Long Island • Distinguishing Feature of Long Island Education?
Long Island Science Education • 125 separate school districts • De facto segregation • Wide disparity between districts • Intel semi-finalists and finalists • High AP exam entrance • Highly paid teachers
Lowest and Highest Performing Districts on Long Island All these districts are within 20 miles of each other
Talking Points • High needs schools and suburban locations are not mutually exclusive categories • % taking Regents physics and chemistry is an effective indicator of the of whether a school is high- needs. • School size not a determinant of science offerings on Long Island • Teachers are important
Acknowledgements • We would like to thank Linda Padwa for the collection and organization of the Long Island Regents data. • We would like to thank Judy Nimmo for assistance in constructing the maps in this powerpoint.