Welcoming-school students whose schools relocated into closed-school buildings transferred out at higher rates in the merger year; closures did not affect mobility in later years¶
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Evidence · 1 study · causalr?·q3
Currency · newest study 2017 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person · overdue for a recheck since 2020: local conditions change quickly
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q3 i? Students at welcoming schools that relocated into closed-school buildings transferred out at higher rates in the year of the merger, compared to students from similar schools. → Molly F. Gordon 2017
q3 i? Mobility was not affected by school closures in subsequent years for either group of students. → Molly F. Gordon 2017
Evidence¶
Molly F. Gordon 2017¶
Molly F. Gordon, Marisa de la Torre, Jennifer R. Cowhy, Paul T. Moore, Lauren Sartain, and David Knight. (2017). School Closings in Chicago: Staff and Student Experiences and Academic Outcomes. UChicago Consortium Research Report. http://consortium.uchicago.edu/publications/school-closings-chicago-staff-and-student-experiences-and-academic-outcomes
q3 · i? · causal · r?
Quantitative portion using administrative data from 2008-09 through 2016-17 for all students in closed and welcoming schools, compared to their prior outcomes and to students in similar schools. Only the relocation subgroup showed elevated transfers, in the merger year only.
"Students attending welcoming schools that relocated into the building of closed schools transferred out at higher rates in the year of the merger; mobility was not affected by school closures in subsequent years for either group of students."
Discussion¶
Related Claims¶
- School closures had no effect on absence or suspension rates for students in closed or welcoming schools — related
- Welcoming-school students transferred out at higher-than-expected rates just before the merger, driven exclusively by the 14 welcoming schools that had to relocate into closed-school buildings — related
- Displaced students changed schools a second time at roughly twice the rate of comparison students during the first year and the following summer — related
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Welcoming-school students whose schools relocated into closed-school buildings transferred out at higher rates in the merger year; closures did not affect mobility in later years |
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Welcoming-school students whose schools relocated into closed-school buildings transferred out at higher rates in the merger year; closures did not affect mobility in later years |
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2017 |
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2020 |
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