Rural students are characterized as a substantially sized but overlooked group, comprising about 20 percent of the national student population¶

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Evidence · 1 study · associational r? · q1
Currency · newest study 2022 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person · recheck by 2027: baselines and conditions change

Subclaims¶

q1 i? The authors frame rural students as roughly 20 percent of students nationally and as overlooked in achievement research. → Johnson 2022

Evidence¶

Johnson 2022¶

Johnson, A., Kuhfeld, M., & Soland, J. (2022). The forgotten 20 percent: Achievement and growth in rural schools across the nation. NWEA Research Brief. https://www.nwea.org/research-publication/the-forgotten-20-percent-achievement-and-growth-in-rural-schools-across-the-nation/

q1 · i? · associational · r?

The brief's title characterizes rural students as "The forgotten 20 percent." This is an author framing rather than a tested result; the page prints no supporting statistic for the 20 percent figure.

"The forgotten 20 percent: Achievement and growth in rural schools across the nation"

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• Rural students' math and reading achievement can be characterized nationally using data from over 2,300 rural schools — related
• The rural–nonrural achievement divergence is driven by larger summer losses for rural students — related
• Rural students start kindergarten slightly ahead of nonrural students but fall behind by middle school — related
• Black–White achievement gaps widen during the school year in both rural and nonrural schools — related
• Roughly 30 percent of U.S. students (15 to 16 million) lacked adequate internet or device access in late 2020, with rural, Native American, Black, and Latino students disproportionately affected — related