The politics of Latino education: The biases of at-large elections

Leal, David L., Martinez-Ebers, Valerie and Meier, Kenneth John ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6378-0855 2008. The politics of Latino education: The biases of at-large elections. The Journal of Politics 66 (4) , pp. 1224-1244. 10.1111/j.0022-3816.2004.00297.x

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Abstract

This paper investigates the determinants and consequences of Latino political representation in the field of K-12 education. The first task is to examine the association between Latino population and the Latino presence on school boards. We then investigate if Latino representation is affected by the electoral structure of school boards, as scholars have reached differing conclusions on whether at-large and ward systems hinder or enhance minority descriptive representation. The next step examines the consequences of Latino representation, specifically whether board membership is associated with the share of Latino school administrators and teachers. The regression results show that Latino population positively affects Latino board representation, but that at-large systems hinder descriptive representation. The primary determinant of Latino administrators is Latino school board membership, and the primary determinant of Latino teachers is Latino administrators. In sum, at-large elections negatively influence Latino educational representation, which produces a ripple effect that ultimately reduces the share of Latino teachers.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Business (Including Economics)
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) H Social Sciences > HT Communities. Classes. Races L Education > LD Individual institutions (United States)
Publisher:	Southern Political Science Association
ISSN:	0022-3816
Last Modified:	24 Oct 2022 09:51
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/42390

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