Title: | Student Mobility in Rural and Nonrural Districts in Five Central Region States |
Description: | Research suggests that highly mobile students (students who enter and leave school other than at the beginning or end of the school year) are less successful academically, drop out of school at higher rates, and require more frequent disciplinary action. This study, Student mobility in rural and nonrural districts in five Central Region states, calculated student mobility percentages in five Central Region states and compared mobility by locale (city, suburb, town, and rural locale) and found no consistent patterns. The report also describes districts in each state with extremely high student mobility. In particular, the study found that
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Cover Date: | June 2010 |
Web Release: | June 28, 2010 |
Publication #: | REL 2010089 |
Center/Program: | REL |
Associated Centers: | NCEE |
Authors: | Andrea Beesley, Laurie Moore, and Sarah Gopalani |
Type of Product: | Issues and Answers Report |
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