High school stability improvements in CPS were largely driven by declining dropout rates, which fell from 7.1 percent to 3.2 percent during the school year between 1995 and 2006¶
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q2 i? Improvements in high school stability rates resulted mainly from decreases in dropout rates, while decreases in in-mobility rates were driven by fewer within-district transfers. → Marisa de la Torre 2009
Evidence¶
Marisa de la Torre 2009¶
Marisa de la Torre, Julia Gwynne. (2009). Changing Schools: A Look at Student Mobility Trends in Chicago Public Schools Since 1995. Consortium on Chicago School Research at the University of Chicago. https://consortium.uchicago.edu/publications/changing-schools-look-student-mobility-trends-chicago-public-schools-1995
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Descriptive trend analysis of high school out-mobility components in Chapter 1 (Figures 4A and 4C). The report states the school-year dropout rate fell from "7.1 percent" in 1995 to "3.2 percent by 2006," and the summer dropout rate fell from 5.8 to 2.8 percent.
"In 1995, 7.1 percent of high school students dropped out at some point during the school year. This number dropped to 3.2 percent by 2006, a decrease of more than 50 percent."
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Related Claims¶
- Elementary student mobility in CPS decreased between 1995 and 2007, with school-year stability rising from 87.9 to 91.2 percent and school-year in-mobility falling from 11.4 to 7.1 percent — related
- Elementary student mobility in CPS is predominantly a within-district phenomenon, with CPS-to-CPS transfers accounting for 50-60 percent of school-year transfers and two-thirds of summer transfers — related
- The rise in diploma earning came from declining dropout rates, which fell from 35 to 11 percent, not from declines in other outcomes — related
- Residential mobility is closely associated with elementary school transfers in CPS, with nearly 80 percent of mid-year within-district transfers accompanied by a residential move — related
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High school stability improvements in CPS were largely driven by declining dropout rates, which fell from 7.1 percent to 3.2 percent during the school year between 1995 and 2006 |
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High school stability improvements in CPS were largely driven by declining dropout rates, which fell from 7.1 percent to 3.2 percent during the school year between 1995 and 2006 |
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