/student-mobility Student Mobility en-US 2021 (c) °ÄÃÅÅܹ·ÂÛ̳ Mon, 05 Feb 2024 05:01:00 GMT /leaders/2024/with-a-steady-hand-a-superintendent-guides-her-district-through-big-changes When Aleesia Johnson became superintendent of the Indianapolis schools, Indiana’s largest district needed much more than a patch job. Mon, 05 Feb 2024 05:01:00 GMT /leaders/2024/with-a-steady-hand-a-superintendent-guides-her-district-through-big-changes /leadership/video-the-challenges-military-children-face-in-public-schools/2019/01 There are more than 1 million children in the U.S. whose parents are active duty military. Most of them attend public schools. Yet many districts don’t even know who these kids are or how to support them. On average, military children move six to nine times before they finish high school. And each move can mean navigating different schools in different states with different academic requirements. There is also an emotional toll- it isn’t uncommon for a military child to have a parent gone for long periods of time because of training or deployments. This year, school districts must include a check box on enrollment forms to identify military children. By identifying who these students are, advocates hope that will help school districts better support these children. Wed, 23 Jan 2019 17:27:20 GMT /leadership/video-the-challenges-military-children-face-in-public-schools/2019/01 /policy-politics/the-black-achievement-paradox-nobodys-talking-about/2019/01 Drawing on his experience growing up in an Air Force family, Daarel Burnette II highlights emerging research on military-connected students. Wed, 09 Jan 2019 03:24:33 GMT /policy-politics/the-black-achievement-paradox-nobodys-talking-about/2019/01 /leadership/puerto-rican-students-displaced-by-storm-adjust-to-mainland-schools/2018/02 School districts with large Puerto Rican communities are hiring bilingual staff and monitoring student evacuees for signs of trauma. Tue, 13 Feb 2018 02:40:44 GMT /leadership/puerto-rican-students-displaced-by-storm-adjust-to-mainland-schools/2018/02 /leadership/missouris-normandy-district-sheds-its-unaccredited-status/2017/12 The Normandy school district lost its accreditation in 2013, and the state took over the academically and financially challenged school system in 2014. Fri, 01 Dec 2017 22:41:31 GMT /leadership/missouris-normandy-district-sheds-its-unaccredited-status/2017/12 /policy-politics/states-plan-for-transient-students-under-essa-raises-eyebrows/2017/11 Some civil rights advocates look askance at Arizona's plan to weigh test scores differently depending on how long a student has been at a particular school. Wed, 01 Nov 2017 18:09:36 GMT /policy-politics/states-plan-for-transient-students-under-essa-raises-eyebrows/2017/11 /leadership/student-mobility-takes-an-academic-toll-but-why/2017/06 While the effects of midyear moves are not well understood, the new federal law requires schools to keep better track of military, foster-care, and homeless students. Wed, 07 Jun 2017 00:42:41 GMT /leadership/student-mobility-takes-an-academic-toll-but-why/2017/06 /leadership/hidden-inequities Everybody knows about achievement gaps, but the mechanisms that contribute to educational disparity aren’t always obvious. Wed, 22 Mar 2017 16:28:58 GMT /leadership/hidden-inequities /leadership/riverview-gardens-mo-district-receives-provisional-accreditation/2016/12 The Riverview Gardens school district in St. Louis, Mo., which lost its accreditation in 2007, was one of two districts in the state without accreditation. Mon, 05 Dec 2016 21:16:34 GMT /leadership/riverview-gardens-mo-district-receives-provisional-accreditation/2016/12 /leadership/student-mobility-how-it-affects-learning/2016/08 Schools and students pay a price when students change schools frequently. Thu, 11 Aug 2016 17:22:45 GMT /leadership/student-mobility-how-it-affects-learning/2016/08 /policy-politics/opinion-data-are-critical-for-high-mobility-students/2016/08 Under ESSA, states must now account for the unique challenges of measuring the academic growth of homeless, foster, and military-connected students, write two data consultants. Wed, 10 Aug 2016 17:10:51 GMT /policy-politics/opinion-data-are-critical-for-high-mobility-students/2016/08 /leadership/video-vermont-superintendent-jay-nichols-on-student-mobility/2016/08 Mon, 08 Aug 2016 20:39:01 GMT /leadership/video-vermont-superintendent-jay-nichols-on-student-mobility/2016/08 /leadership/ferguson-commission-schools-must-prioritize-whole-child-issues-equity/2015/09 A 198-page report by the Ferguson Commission recommends a focus on whole-child issues like hunger and school discipline and an overhaul in how the state of the Missouri deals with unaccredited districts. Mon, 14 Sep 2015 17:33:07 GMT /leadership/ferguson-commission-schools-must-prioritize-whole-child-issues-equity/2015/09 /leadership/post-katrina-some-students-gave-up-home-for-a-better-school/2015/08 It’s difficult to paint a comprehensive picture of the educational experiences of students who left New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina. Thu, 20 Aug 2015 02:43:22 GMT /leadership/post-katrina-some-students-gave-up-home-for-a-better-school/2015/08 /leadership/missouri-lawmaker-seeks-justice-dept-probe-of-education-in-st-louis-area/2015/08 State Sen. Maria Chappelle-Nadal is calling for a federal probe into education in the St. Louis, Mo., region and for the legislature to override Gov. Jay Nixon's veto on the state's student transfer law. Fri, 07 Aug 2015 23:25:58 GMT /leadership/missouri-lawmaker-seeks-justice-dept-probe-of-education-in-st-louis-area/2015/08 /leadership/missouri-gov-jay-nixon-vetoes-student-transfer-bill/2015/06 This is the second year in a row that the Democratic governor has vetoed an attempt to fix the state's school transfer bill. He said the bill doesn't address the problems the law had created. Fri, 26 Jun 2015 18:30:19 GMT /leadership/missouri-gov-jay-nixon-vetoes-student-transfer-bill/2015/06 /leadership/st-louis-area-school-systems-band-together-to-help-unaccredited-districts/2015/06 The group of 22 school districts will work to help Normandy Schools Collaborative and Riverview Gardens school districts regain firm academic and financial footing. Wed, 24 Jun 2015 17:00:34 GMT /leadership/st-louis-area-school-systems-band-together-to-help-unaccredited-districts/2015/06 /leadership/missouri-schools-and-parents-are-divided-on-proposed-fixes-to-school-transfer-law/2015/06 Gov. Jay Nixon, who vetoed the legislature's attempt last year to fix the controversial 1993 school transfer law, has until mid-July to act on this year's version. Tue, 16 Jun 2015 19:30:41 GMT /leadership/missouri-schools-and-parents-are-divided-on-proposed-fixes-to-school-transfer-law/2015/06 /leadership/missouri-transfer-bill-may-allow-students-to-attend-charter-and-virtual-schools/2015/02 Under a measure approved by Missouri's Senate education committee this week, students from "unaccredited" schools could transfer to "accredited" schools in the district or, if no seats are available, attend charter or virtual schools. Thu, 12 Feb 2015 21:03:38 GMT /leadership/missouri-transfer-bill-may-allow-students-to-attend-charter-and-virtual-schools/2015/02 /leadership/k-12-housing-partner-to-aid-homeless-students/2014/12 A partnership between a Tacoma, Wash., elementary school and the local housing authority shows promise for driving down high rates of student mobility. Wed, 10 Dec 2014 02:45:40 GMT /leadership/k-12-housing-partner-to-aid-homeless-students/2014/12 /leadership/normandy-mo-students-still-seek-to-transfer-to-other-districts/2014/09 The state's takeover of the struggling St. Louis-area district was meant to staunch the flow of students to other districts, but a local court ruling is allowing the transfers to continue. Mon, 08 Sep 2014 15:02:00 GMT /leadership/normandy-mo-students-still-seek-to-transfer-to-other-districts/2014/09 /leadership/kansas-city-district-must-allow-student-transfers-for-now-state-board-rules/2014/07 Missouri state board members declined to grant the 13,000-student district a temporary provisional accreditation status that would have staved off student transfer to other districts. Wed, 23 Jul 2014 15:06:43 GMT /leadership/kansas-city-district-must-allow-student-transfers-for-now-state-board-rules/2014/07 /leadership/missouri-governor-pledges-to-veto-student-transfer-bill/2014/05 Democrat Jay Nixon objects to the measure's proposed voucher program. Fri, 23 May 2014 17:15:54 GMT /leadership/missouri-governor-pledges-to-veto-student-transfer-bill/2014/05 /leadership/missouri-student-transfer-bill-could-founder-on-private-school-vouchers/2014/05 Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon has signaled that he's not likely to sign the measure that would allow students to use vouchers to transfer to nonsectarian private schools. Tue, 20 May 2014 21:21:40 GMT /leadership/missouri-student-transfer-bill-could-founder-on-private-school-vouchers/2014/05 /leadership/judge-approves-end-to-little-rock-desegregation-settlement/2014/01 The agreement sets an end date for nearly $70 million in desegregation aid that Arkansas pays to Little Rock and two other school districts. Mon, 13 Jan 2014 23:13:08 GMT /leadership/judge-approves-end-to-little-rock-desegregation-settlement/2014/01 /leadership/kansas-city-mo-schools-ask-court-to-hold-off-on-student-transfer-law/2013/12 The Kansas City school district will ask a court to stop transfers out of the district, mandated by a 1993 law, while the Missouri Board of Education considers a pending request to grant the district provisional accreditation. Fri, 13 Dec 2013 18:42:29 GMT /leadership/kansas-city-mo-schools-ask-court-to-hold-off-on-student-transfer-law/2013/12 /leadership/little-rock-desegregation-settlement-plan-gets-ok-from-attorney-for-black-students/2013/11 An advocate for black students has agreed to a deal that would end a settlement in a long-running desegregation involving three Arkansas school districts. Tue, 19 Nov 2013 17:50:00 GMT /leadership/little-rock-desegregation-settlement-plan-gets-ok-from-attorney-for-black-students/2013/11 /leadership/moving-top-teachers-to-struggling-schools-has-benefits/2013/11 A new study finds that effective educators help their new students learn more. But the problem is, many are reluctant to transfer to another school. Fri, 08 Nov 2013 02:36:50 GMT /leadership/moving-top-teachers-to-struggling-schools-has-benefits/2013/11 /leadership/st-louis-area-teachers-may-lose-jobs-in-wake-of-student-transfers/2013/10 The budget cuts resulting from Missouri's transfer law are becoming apparent. Wed, 23 Oct 2013 18:57:48 GMT /leadership/st-louis-area-teachers-may-lose-jobs-in-wake-of-student-transfers/2013/10 /policy-politics/opinion-making-school-work-for-mobile-students-and-others/2013/02 Personalized learning would improve schooling for all students, especially those who move a lot, Beth Rabbitt writes. Wed, 20 Feb 2013 01:58:58 GMT /policy-politics/opinion-making-school-work-for-mobile-students-and-others/2013/02