Students in foster care had the lowest proficiency of any group on California's grades 2-7 mathematics test¶
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q2 i? On the statewide mathematics test administered in grades 2-7, students in foster care had the lowest proficiency of any group, including other at-risk subgroups such as low-SES students, English language learners, and students with disabilities. → Shared Data Reveal the Invisible Achievement Gap of Students in Foster Care 2014
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Shared Data Reveal the Invisible Achievement Gap of Students in Foster Care 2014¶
Shared Data Reveal the Invisible Achievement Gap of Students in Foster Care. (2014). WestEd R&D Alert, Vol. 15, No. 1. https://www.wested.org/bookstore
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Analysis of the linked statewide dataset in the Invisible Achievement Gap report compared test outcomes of students in foster care with other subgroups. The data "revealed a previously unconfirmed achievement gap between students in foster care and other students in the state."
"on the statewide mathematics test administered in grades 2-7, students in foster care had the lowest proficiency of any group, including other at-risk subgroups such as students with low socioeconomic status ( SES ), English language learners ( ELL students ), and students with disabilities."
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Related Claims¶
- Statewide testing showed an achievement gap in mathematics and reading for Arizona students in foster care — 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
- Students in foster care were consistently outperformed by low-SES students and scored at the two lowest performance levels at twice the statewide rate — related
- Students in foster care in Arizona constituted an at-risk subgroup demographically distinct from low-SES students — related
- Arizona students in foster care had the lowest statewide testing participation rate, declining sharply in later grades — related
- Arizona students in foster care changed schools during the school year at about four times the rate of other students — related
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Students in foster care had the lowest proficiency of any group on California's grades 2-7 mathematics test |
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Students in foster care had the lowest proficiency of any group on California's grades 2-7 mathematics test |
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