African American students are the most mobile group of CPS students, and the gap between them and other students widened after 2000-01, especially at the elementary level¶

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Evidence · 1 study · associational r3 · q2
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Subclaims¶

q2 i? The summer in-mobility gap between African American elementary students and other students grew from about 2 points in 2000 to almost 7 points by 2007, driven largely by within-district transfer rate differences. → Marisa de la Torre 2009

Evidence¶

Marisa de la Torre 2009¶

Marisa de la Torre, Julia Gwynne. (2009). Changing Schools: A Look at Student Mobility Trends in Chicago Public Schools Since 1995. Consortium on Chicago School Research at the University of Chicago. https://consortium.uchicago.edu/publications/changing-schools-look-student-mobility-trends-chicago-public-schools-1995

q2 · i? · associational · r3

Descriptive analysis of mobility indicators by race/ethnicity in Chapter 2 (Figures 6A-6B). The report states that by 2005 the summer in-mobility rate for African American elementary students had "increased to 18.9 percent" versus around 11 percent for white and Asian students, and the gap widened after 2000-01.

"By 2005, the in-mobility rate for African American students increased to 18.9 percent; it was around 11 percent for white and Asian students, and 12.7 percent for Latino students."

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

• Race and Ethnicity — predictor: outcomes differ by group: a gap reflecting circumstances and treatment, not a cause

Related Claims¶

• Residential mobility explains 55-61 percent of the school-year race gap in mobility, school average achievement an additional 16 percent, and access to school choice options increasingly explains the summer gap — related
• Elementary student mobility in CPS is predominantly a within-district phenomenon, with CPS-to-CPS transfers accounting for 50-60 percent of school-year transfers and two-thirds of summer transfers — related
• Elementary student mobility in CPS decreased between 1995 and 2007, with school-year stability rising from 87.9 to 91.2 percent and school-year in-mobility falling from 11.4 to 7.1 percent — related
• Racial achievement gaps in Chicago increased in all three eras, with African American students falling behind all other groups, especially in Era 3 — related
• African-American students travel farther to attend magnet elementary schools than students of other ethnicities — related