Student Mobility

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A growing body of research suggests collecting data on student mobility can help identify vulnerable students and keep them on a path to academic achievement.
Student Mobility: How It Affects Learning
Schools and students pay a price when students change schools frequently.
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Standards & Accountability Opinion Making School Work for Mobile Students and Others
Personalized learning would improve schooling for all students, especially those who move a lot, Beth Rabbitt writes.
Beth Rabbitt, February 19, 2013
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4 min read
School & District Management Transfer Rates Similar for KIPP, Local Schools
A new Mathematica study raises questions about recent research suggesting that students are transferring out of KIPP middle schools and their seats are going unfilled.
Mary Ann Zehr, April 19, 2011
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3 min read
Families & the Community Parents' Deployments Found to Exact a Toll on Students' Learning
In a study of 44,000 students, researchers calculate the academic toll that long parental deployments can have on military children.
Sarah D. Sparks, April 19, 2011
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4 min read
Families & the Community Study Finds Children's Learning Suffers When Parents Are Deployed
In a study of 44,000 students, researchers calculate the academic toll that long parental deployments can have on military children.
Sarah D. Sparks, April 6, 2011
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6 min read
Researcher Gary J. Miron of Western Michigan University says attrition rates for black males in the KIPP charter middle schools he studied were "shockingly high." But other researchers say it's unclear whether the high numbers of those students disappearing from KIPP's grade rolls are dropping out or repeating a grade.
Researcher Gary J. Miron of Western Michigan University says attrition rates for black males in the KIPP charter middle schools he studied were "shockingly high." But other researchers say it's unclear whether the high numbers of those students disappearing from KIPP's grade rolls are dropping out or repeating a grade.
Charles Borst/Education Week
School & District Management Study Stings KIPP on Attrition Rates
Researchers say high attrition rates and private donations help explain the charter school network's success record.
Mary Ann Zehr, April 5, 2011
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6 min read
School Climate & Safety Opinion How to Help Transfer Students Adjust
After the shootings in Nebraska earlier this month by a high-school transfer student, Thelma B. Baxter and Bruce S. Cooper suggest steps that schools can take to avoid a similar tragedy.
Thelma B. Baxter & Bruce S. Cooper, January 25, 2011
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3 min read
School & District Management GAO Study Shines Light on Student Mobility
A federal report finds that 13 percent of students change schools four or more times before high school—and that percentage is likely to rise.
Mary Ann Zehr, December 21, 2010
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3 min read
Federal N.Y.C. Test Sizes Up ELLs With Little Formal Schooling
Believed to be a national first, the diagnostic test is designed to assess the academic needs of ELLs with interrupted formal education.
Mary Ann Zehr, March 2, 2009
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3 min read
English-language learners such as Abigail Ramirez, 15, of Brownsville, Texas, must keep a fast academic pace to meet the goal of graduating in four years.
English-language learners such as Abigail Ramirez, 15, of Brownsville, Texas, must keep a fast academic pace to meet the goal of graduating in four years.
Erich Schlegel for Education Week/File
Federal High School Credits for ELLs Still a Challenge
Nationally, the average high school graduation rate for ELLs is 64 percent, compared with 80.1 percent for all students, according to an analysis by the Editorial Projects in Education Research Center of data reported by states to the federal government for the 2005-06 school year.
Mary Ann Zehr, January 27, 2009
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6 min read
School & District Management KIPP Study Finds High Student Attrition Amid Big Learning Gains
The final report from a three-year study of San Francisco-area KIPP charter schools probes key issues that have sparked debate, including student achievement and attrition.
Erik W. Robelen, September 22, 2008
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4 min read
Federal Mapping Analysis Finds Interdistrict-Choice Options to Be Limited
The use of interdistrict-choice programs is unlikely to significantly increase most students’ educational opportunities, a new report concludes.
Erik W. Robelen, August 26, 2008
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3 min read
Ricky Comes Flying reads over a question as he takes an exam in his pre-algebra class at North Middle School in Rapid City, S.D.
Ricky Comes Flying reads over a question as he takes an exam in his pre-algebra class at North Middle School in Rapid City, S.D.
Seth A. McConnell for Education Week
Equity & Diversity Mobility of Native American Students Can Pose Challenges to Achievement
Educators are launching classroom initiatives to help overcome the impact of student turnover.
Mary Ann Zehr, October 9, 2007
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7 min read
Federal KIPP Student-Attrition Patterns Eyed
Critics argue that the loss of students at some of the network's public schools is alarmingly high.
Erik W. Robelen, June 8, 2007
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9 min read
Recruitment & Retention Tiny Iowa District Trolling for Pupils
But neighboring schools are not amused by the ploy.
Jessica L. Tonn, March 13, 2007
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1 min read
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