Attrition was concentrated in schools with higher concentrations of racial/ethnic minorities and socioeconomically disadvantaged students¶

Claim · All claims
Evidence · 1 study · associational r2 · q3
Currency · newest study 2020 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person · overdue for a recheck since 2025: baselines and conditions change

Subclaims¶

q3 i? Attriters were more likely to attend schools with higher concentrations of racial/ethnic minorities and socioeconomically disadvantaged students. → Angela Johnson 2020

Evidence¶

Angela Johnson 2020¶

Angela Johnson, Megan Kuhfeld. (2020). Fall 2019 to fall 2020 MAP Growth attrition analysis. NWEA Research. https://www.nwea.org/research/publication/fall-2019-to-fall-2020-map-growth-attrition-analysis/

q3 · i? · associational · r2

School-level pattern from the same attrition analysis of fall 2019 testers: attrition clustered in schools serving higher concentrations of minority and socioeconomically disadvantaged students, per the brief's summary of results.

"a larger fraction of attriters were minoritized students, students with lower achievement in fall 2019, and students in schools with higher concentrations of racial/ethnic minorities and socioeconomically-disadvantaged students."

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

• Race and Ethnicity — predictor: outcomes differ by group: a gap reflecting circumstances and treatment, not a cause

Related Claims¶

• Systematic attrition differences mean COVID-19 impacts on student achievement are likely underestimated in fall 2020 MAP Growth results — a broader claim this one bears on
• The dashboard's cross-sectional view compares same-grade students across terms using the full sample of testers, but attrition is not random — related
• Students who did not retest in fall 2020 were disproportionately minoritized and lower-achieving compared with students who retested — related
• Attrition gaps between staff of color and non-Hispanic White staff grew during the pandemic except for school administrators, where they narrowed — related
• Systematic demographic differences in available fall 2020 assessment data suggest COVID-19 impacts on the most vulnerable students may be underestimated — possibly the same claim (merge candidate)