Assessing Student Mobility and its Consequences: A 3-District Case Study

Kai Schafft (Pennsylvania State University) and Kieran Killeen (University of Vermont)

This report, based on a study focused on a consortium of school districts in western Upstate New York, will include:

• an assessment of how school structures factor into student mobility as well as uncovering whether student sub-groups are handled differently
• identification through personnel interviews of the causes and consequences of student mobility.

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Student Mobility Among New York City Elementary and Middle School Students: Types of Mobility and Relationships to Performance

Amy Ellen Schwartz, Leanna Stiefel, and Luis Chalico (New York University)

This report uses data on New York City elementary and middle school students over nine years and includes:

• an analysis of both short and long term student mobility from a district and student level
• an examination of the impact of mobility on student performance using test scores as an indicator.

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Examining the Nature and Magintude of Intra-District Resource Disparities in New York State School Districts 

Ross Rubenstein and Larry Miller (Syracuse University)

Through a quantitative analysis of intradistribution patterns and central office expenditures as well as interview data from sample districts, this report will include:

• what school and student characteristics are related to the distribution of resources within districts
• what mechanisms do districts use to allocate resources acorss schools, how do these mechanisms differ across districts, and what other factors affect the distribution of resources.

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