Racial discrimination remains a mechanism by which ethnic–racial minorities are restricted from power. We examined whether racial discrimination restricts ethnic–racial minority access to high-achieving STEM schools. We conducted an audit correspondence experiment to investigate racial discrimination in guidance counselor responsiveness to 976 emails from fictitious Asian, Black, Latina, and White mothers inquiring about school enrollment. Moderation analyses revealed that guidance counselors restricted access from Asian mothers at schools characterized as rural, lower socioeconomic status, and higher STEM prestige—evidence of gatekeeping points to the restriction of Asian students from advanced STEM opportunities. Results are situated within educational audit experiments to objectively document how racism from multiple facets of the education system intersect to inhibit ethnic–racial minority youth.

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指导或把关：对领先 STEM 高中种族歧视的审计检查

种族歧视仍然是限制少数族裔权力的一种机制。我们研究了种族歧视是否限制了少数族裔进入高成就 STEM 学校的机会。我们进行了一项审计通信实验，以调查辅导员对来自虚构的亚裔、黑人、拉丁裔和白人母亲询问入学情况的 976 封电子邮件的反应中的种族歧视。适度分析显示，指导顾问限制了亚洲母亲在农村、社会经济地位较低和 STEM 声望较高的学校的访问——把关的证据表明限制亚洲学生获得高级 STEM 机会。