Each within-year school move is associated with lower CAASPP achievement among students in foster care¶

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Evidence · 1 study · associational r2 · q2
Currency · newest study 2022 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? Among students in foster care who stayed in the same school, 26% met or exceeded ELA standards and 17% mathematics; those with two or more moves fell below 15% in ELA and to 7% in mathematics. → Burns 2022

Evidence¶

Burns 2022¶

Burns, D., Espinoza, D., Adams, J., & Ondrasek, N. (2022). California students in foster care: Challenges and promising practices. Learning Policy Institute. https://doi.org/10.54300/118.471

q2 · i? · associational · r2

Descriptive correlational analysis of 2018–19 CAASPP scores by within-year mobility count, shown in Figure 3. The report states "each school move was associated with a lower score in each of the tested subjects"; this is an association, not a tested causal effect.

"Among students in foster care who stayed in the same school throughout the school year, 26% met or exceeded state standards in ELA, and 17% did so in mathematics. By contrast, each school move was associated with a lower score in each of the tested subjects."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• Students in foster care change schools far more often than other students, with many moving multiple times within a school year — related
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• Students experiencing homelessness meet or exceed state achievement standards at far lower rates (29% ELA, 19% mathematics) than students statewide (48%, 37%) — related
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