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The extent and consequences of teacher biases against immigrants

Ellen Sahlström,
Mikko Silliman

We study the extent and consequences of biases against immigrants exhibited by high school teachers in Finland. Compared to native students, immigrant students receive 0.06 standard deviation units lower scores from teachers than from blind graders. This effect is almost entirely driven by grading penalties incurred by high-performing immigrant students and is largest in subjects where teachers have more discretion in grading. While teacher-assigned grades on the matriculation exam are not used for tertiary enrollment decisions, we show that immigrant students who attend schools with biased teachers are less likely to continue to higher education.

Keywords
immigrants, discrimination, teachers, education policy
Education level
K-12 Education
Topics
Teacher and Leader Development
Tags
Educator perceptions,
Race, ethnicity, and education,
Immigrant origin students
Download 04/2024
Document Object Identifier (DOI)
10.26300/sqg8-dw10
EdWorkingPaper suggested citation:
Sahlström, Ellen, and Mikko Silliman. (). The extent and consequences of teacher biases against immigrants. (EdWorkingPaper: -944). Retrieved from Annenberg Institute at Brown University: https://doi.org/10.26300/sqg8-dw10

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