High levels of student mobility mean that kids who begin school in poor neighborhoods may not stay there

Stiefel, Leana and Zabel, Jeffrey (2015) High levels of student mobility mean that kids who begin school in poor neighborhoods may not stay there. USApp – American Politics and Policy Blog (11 Mar 2015). Website.

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Are children born into poor neighborhoods with bad schools destined to remain there? In new research that tracks student mobility in New York City public schools, Sarah Cordes along with co-authors Amy Ellen Schwartz, Leanna Stiefel, and Jeffrey Zabel, find that while many students begin school in very poor neighborhoods, more than 40 percent move between grades one and ten, with many moving to areas with better schools. They find that while moving in general has a negative relationship with student performance, if students move to an area with better quality schools, this can overcome the negative impacts of moving.

Item Type:	Online resource (Website)
Official URL:	http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/
Additional Information:	© 2015 The Authors, USApp – American Politics and Policy Blog, The London School of Economics and Political Science.
Divisions:	LSE
Subjects:	J Political Science > JK Political institutions (United States)
Date Deposited:	24 Apr 2015 13:26
Last Modified:	13 Sep 2024 23:48
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/61705

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