Arizona students in foster care were less likely than all students statewide to attend the state's highest-performing schools¶
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q2 i? 17 percent of students in foster care attended A-rated schools versus 30 percent of all students, and 43 percent attended C, D, or F schools versus 33 percent statewide. → Barrat 2015
Evidence¶
Barrat 2015¶
Barrat, V. X., Berliner, B., & Felida, N. J. (2015). Arizona's Invisible Achievement Gap: Education Outcomes of Students in Foster Care in the State's Public Schools. San Francisco: WestEd. http://www.azed.gov/research-evaluation/files/2013/11/2013-a-f-technical-manual.pdf
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Observational analysis of school enrollment by A–F Letter Grade Accountability System rating in 2012/13 (figure 6). Students in foster care (17 percent) and low-SES students (16 percent) attended A-rated schools at nearly half the percentage of all students (30 percent).
"43 percent of students in foster care and 45 percent of low-SES students attended public schools that the state rated as C, D, or F, compared to 33 percent of all students statewide."
Discussion¶
Related Claims¶
- Statewide testing showed an achievement gap in mathematics and reading for Arizona students in foster care — related
- Students in foster care in Arizona constituted an at-risk subgroup demographically distinct from low-SES students — related
- Arizona students in foster care changed schools during the school year at about four times the rate of other students — related
- Arizona students in foster care attended nontraditional schools at several times the rate of other students, especially in high school — related
- Arizona students in foster care had the lowest statewide testing participation rate, declining sharply in later grades — related
- Students in foster care were consistently more likely than other high-need groups to attend a low-performing school — related
- Students in foster care had the lowest statewide testing participation, a dropout rate three times the statewide rate, and a 58 percent grade-12 graduation rate — related
- Evidence on preschool attendance by young children in foster care is largely unexamined, with one cited source reporting six percent of foster children under age six attend Head Start — related
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Arizona students in foster care were less likely than all students statewide to attend the state's highest-performing schools |
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Arizona students in foster care were less likely than all students statewide to attend the state's highest-performing schools |
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2020 |
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