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Potter, Daniel; Bao, Katharine; Kennedy, Camila Cigarroa – Houston Education Research Consortium, 2021
Every year, thousands of students leave traditional, Houston-area public schools for private schools, homeschools, or non-district charter schools. Some of these students eventually return to the public school setting. To investigate this phenomenon of "returners," the researchers followed two types of leavers in a cohort of Houston-area…
Descriptors: Student Mobility, Public Schools, Charter Schools, Private Schools
Potter, Daniel; Bao, Katharine; Gill, Patrick; Sánchez-Soto, Gabriela; Kennedy, Camila Cigarroa; Stice, Kenneth; Alvear, Sandra; Min, Jie – Houston Education Research Consortium, 2022
Background and Purpose: Each school year, in the state of Texas, students unexpectedly change schools almost 450,000 times. In the Houston region alone, students change schools more than 60,000 times. These school changes are not random, tend to be geographically contained though not within school districts, and carry significant ramifications in…
Descriptors: Student Mobility, Public Schools, Student Characteristics, Academic Achievement
Potter, Daniel; Alvear, Sandra; Bao, Katharine; Kennedy, Camila; Min, Jie – Houston Education Research Consortium, 2020
In a series of research briefs, the Houston Education Research Consortium (HERC) examines and describes the amount of student mobility in Texas with particular focus on Houston area public schools. This first research brief provides an overview of how many students move during the summer months. Changing schools impacts students' achievement,…
Descriptors: Student Mobility, Public Schools, Urban Schools, Student Promotion
Potter, Daniel; Alvear, Sandra; Bao, Katharine; Min, Jie – Houston Education Research Consortium, 2019
Student mobility refers to students changing schools. In this series of research briefs, the Houston Education Research Consortium (HERC) examines and describes the amount of student mobility in Texas, with particular focus on Houston area public schools. This second research brief focuses on providing an overview of how much mobility takes place…
Descriptors: Student Mobility, Public Schools, Urban Schools, Elementary Secondary Education
Potter, Daniel; Alvear, Sandra; Bao, Katharine; Kennedy, Camila; Min, Jie – Houston Education Research Consortium, 2020
In a series of research briefs, the Houston Education Research Consortium (HERC) examines and describes the amount of student mobility in Texas, with particular focus on Houston area public schools. This third research brief provides an overview of how much mobility takes place within districts, between districts, and outside of the Texas public…
Descriptors: Student Mobility, Public Schools, Urban Schools, Elementary Secondary Education
Bao, Katharine; Molina, Mauricio; Kennedy, Camila; Potter, Daniel – Houston Education Research Consortium, 2021
The Houston Education Research Consortium (HERC), in collaboration with 10 public school districts in the Greater Houston area, set out to better understand the prevalence, patterns, and consequences of student mobility on Houston area students and schools. This brief explores the informal networks of elementary school student mobility in the…
Descriptors: Public Schools, School Districts, Student Mobility, Incidence
Potter, Daniel; Alvear, Sandra; Bao, Katharine; Kennedy, Camila; Min, Jie – Houston Education Research Consortium, 2021
In a series of research briefs, the Houston Education Research Consortium (HERC) examines and describes the amount of student mobility in Texas, with particular focus on Houston area public schools. This fourth research brief provides an overview of patterns of student mobility differed by race, socioeconomic status, and English learner status.…
Descriptors: Student Mobility, Public Schools, Urban Schools, Elementary Secondary Education