Students experiencing homelessness in California are chronically absent at twice the state average, with rates above 40% for African American and Native American/Alaskan students¶
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q2 i? In 2018–19, the chronic absence rate among California students experiencing homelessness was 25%, double the 12% state average, exceeding 40% for African American and Native American/Alaskan students. → Burns 2021
Evidence¶
Burns 2021¶
Burns, D., Espinoza, D., Ondrasek, N., & Yang, M. (2021). Students experiencing homelessness: The conditions and outcomes of homelessness among California students. Learning Policy Institute. https://learningpolicyinstitute.org/product/students-experiencing-homelessness
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Analysis of California Department of Education administrative data for 2018–19 reports chronic absenteeism rates. The report states the rate among students experiencing homelessness "was 25%", "double the state average (12%)", with more than 40% chronic absence among African American and Native American/Alaskan students experiencing homelessness. No effect size is printed.
"The rate of chronic absence among students experiencing homelessness in 2018–19 was 25%. That is double the state average (12%). The rates are higher among some racial and ethnic groups: More than 40% of African American students and Native American or Alaskan students experiencing homelessness were chronically absent."
Discussion¶
Learner Variables¶
- Race and Ethnicity — predictor: outcomes differ by group: a gap reflecting circumstances and treatment, not a cause
Related Claims¶
- AI/AN students experienced chronic absence rates among the highest of any ethnic group before and after the pandemic — related
- Race is more strongly associated with preschool chronic absenteeism than neighborhood poverty; African American students are about twice as likely to be chronically absent — related
- Chronic absence rates among Native students vary widely across states, with Alaska highest at 60% Native versus 37% White in 2022/23 — related
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Students experiencing homelessness in California are chronically absent at twice the state average, with rates above 40% for African American and Native American/Alaskan students |
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Students experiencing homelessness in California are chronically absent at twice the state average, with rates above 40% for African American and Native American/Alaskan students |
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2021 |
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2026 |
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