Arizona students in foster care had the lowest statewide testing participation rate, declining sharply in later grades¶
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q2 i? At every tested grade level students in foster care were less likely than other subgroups to participate in statewide testing, falling from 94 percent in grades 3–4 to 77 percent in grade 10. → Barrat 2015
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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 participation in AIMS/AIMS A or AZELLA testing in grades 3–8 and 10 in 2012/13 (figure 8). Participation for the statewide population, low-SES students, students with disabilities, and English language learners was around 96 percent in early grades, declining to about 93 percent in grade 10.
"For students in foster care, 94 percent took a statewide assessment in grades 3 and 4, on par with the other subgroups. However, the rate of test taking started to decrease sharply in grade 7, dropping to 81 percent in grade 8, and 77 percent in grade 10."
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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 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 were less likely than all students statewide to attend the state's highest-performing schools — related
- Arizona students in foster care attended nontraditional schools at several times the rate of other students, especially in high 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
- Students in foster care had the lowest proficiency of any group on California's grades 2-7 mathematics test — related
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Arizona students in foster care had the lowest statewide testing participation rate, declining sharply in later grades |
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Arizona students in foster care had the lowest statewide testing participation rate, declining sharply in later grades |
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