Students in foster care were consistently outperformed by low-SES students and scored at the two lowest performance levels at twice the statewide rate¶
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q2 i? Results from all statewide tests showed students in foster care were consistently outperformed by low-SES students, with an achievement gap similar to ELL students and students with disabilities; in English language arts and mathematics they scored at the two lowest performance levels at twice the rate of all students statewide. → 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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Statewide test analysis of the linked dataset compared foster care students against low-SES, ELL, and disability subgroups across all tests. In English language arts and mathematics, foster care students "scored at the two lowest performance levels at twice the rate of all students statewide."
"results from all the statewide tests showed that students in foster care were consistently outperformed by low-SES students, and they had an achievement gap similar to that of ELL students and students with disabilities."
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Related Claims¶
- Students in foster care had the lowest proficiency of any group on California's grades 2-7 mathematics test — related
- Students in foster care in Arizona constituted an at-risk subgroup demographically distinct from low-SES students — related
- 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
- Even districts with consistent curriculum use encountered persistent equity access gaps for multilingual learners and students with learning differences — related
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Students in foster care were consistently outperformed by low-SES students and scored at the two lowest performance levels at twice the statewide rate |
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Students in foster care were consistently outperformed by low-SES students and scored at the two lowest performance levels at twice the statewide rate |
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