ERIC Number: ED574661
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2016-May
Pages: 22
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Who Are the Homeless? Student Mobility and Achievement in Michigan 2010-2013. Working Paper #53
Cowen, Joshua
Education Policy Center at Michigan State University
I provide a new, systematic profile of more than 18,000 homeless students in Michigan, utilizing rich administrative data from all test-taking students in grades 3-9 during the 2010-11, 2011-12 and 2012-13 school years. These data are part of a larger study of school choice and student mobility in that state. Homelessness is a condition found disproportionately away from suburban school districts. African American and Hispanic students are more frequently homeless and homeless students are almost universally impoverished. They are far more mobile between districts and zip codes than their non-homeless peers and are more likely to participate in inter-district school choice and charter schools. Finally, homeless students score far lower on state math and reading tests.
Descriptors: Homeless People, Student Mobility, Academic Achievement, Elementary Secondary Education, Geographic Location, Racial Differences, Ethnic Groups, Poverty, Socioeconomic Influences, Hispanic American Students, African American Students, White Students, Student Characteristics, Age Differences, Gender Differences, Disabilities, Grade Repetition, Student Records, Federal Legislation, Regression (Statistics)
Education Policy Center. Michigan State University, 201 Erickson Hall, East Lansing, MI 48824-1034. Tel: 517-355-4494; Fax: 517-432-6202; e-mail: EPC@msu.edu; Web site: http://education.msu.edu/epc
Publication Type: Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: Walton Family Foundation
Authoring Institution: Michigan State University, Education Policy Center
Identifiers - Location: Michigan
Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Stewart B McKinney Homeless Assistance Act 1987
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