The right to school choice is also about the right to stay put
Fordham’s latest report, "New Home, Same School," analyses the relationships among residential mobility, school mobility, and charter school enrollment. It finds, among other things, that changing schools is associated with a small decline in academic progress in math and a slight increase in suspensions—and that residentially mobile students in charter schools are less likely to change schools than their counterparts in traditional public schools.
David Griffith, Amber M. Northern, Ph.D. 1.25.2024
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Parents get objective evaluation of school systems for the first time
10.23.2001
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Characteristics of the 100 Largest Public Elementary and Secondary School Districts in the United States: 1999-2000
Chester E. Finn, Jr. 10.23.2001
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Summits are for mountaineers
Chester E. Finn, Jr. 10.17.2001
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March Toward Excellence: School Success and Minority Achievement in Department of Defense Schools
Kelly Scott 10.17.2001
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Vindication for the MCAS: dramatic improvement in student scores in MA
10.17.2001
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Leadership for Student Learning
Chester E. Finn, Jr. 10.17.2001
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Virginia schools post record gains on SOLs
10.17.2001
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Is National Board certification worth the $200 million that's been invested in it?
10.17.2001
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Newest Bracey Report full of rotten apples
10.17.2001
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Changes in High School Grading Standards in Mathematics, 1982-1992
Chester E. Finn, Jr. 10.17.2001
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A hard case for supporters of religious schools
Marci Kanstoroom, Ph.D. 10.17.2001
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What Are Special Educational Needs?
Chester E. Finn, Jr. 10.17.2001
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