Study of 366 sixth-grade children of enlisted Air Force personnel showed that mobility had no adverse effect on their reading achievement and, on the contrary, may have contributed to their reading proficiency. (NH)

Surveyed urban elementary school principals and conducted case studies at high-mobility schools, examining how schools with higher mobility levels attempted to build community. Schools with high mobility levels implemented many programs and practices to help families, such as access to counseling services and adult education classes as well as…

Reports on characteristics of summer-term projects for migrant students, types of services offered, and student records systems. About 1,700 Migrant Education-Basic Grant Program projects operated in 1998, serving approximately 262,000 migrant students. Most of the projects were small, and almost all provided academic instruction. (Author/SLD)

Examines relationships between student mobility and student and school performance, based on data for 6,000 Texas schools. One out of six students changed schools at least once during 1994-95. Over a four-year period, two-thirds of first-graders moved at least once. Mobility rates are higher for poorer, at-risk, and minority students. Mobile…

Traveling classrooms for carnival kids didn't really come on the scene until the 1990s when Linda Brewer, a teacher of the Conklin International Academy, helped the idea get off the ground. The trade publication "Amusement Business" lists 325 carnivals in its annual booking guide, but fewer than a dozen shows have schools because it is expensive…

The ills of urban schools are well documented. The challenges of recruiting and retaining quality teachers, student mobility, poor conditions of school facilitates, and lack of parent involvement are only a few of the issues related to urban schools. Large comprehensive high schools are a staple of many urban school districts. This model of…

This report presents the outcomes of the analysis of Grade Level of Achievement (GLA) data at the provincial level to inform the program planning and evaluation needs of Alberta Education as well as school and central office based administrators. GLA data reported to Alberta Education is a teacher's judgment of a student's academic progress. GLA…

Few decisions by a school district are more controversial than the decision to close a school. School staff, students and their families, and even the local community all bear a substantial burden once the decision is made to close a school. Teachers and other school staff must search for new employment, students are faced with a multitude of…

Public education matters, whether you're a student, parent, teacher, administrator, employer, or taxpayer. Although you undoubtedly know something about public education, you may be unaware of important facts about the U.S. educational system or may be surprised to learn how things have changed in recent years. This edition of "A Public…

The present report is the product of an ENQA (European Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education) Bologna Seminar "Quality Assurance in Transnational Education: from words to action" hosted by the Quality Assurance Agency (QAA, UK) in London in December, 2008. The seminar discussed the current trends in Transnational…

This report presents 23 tables of data on residence and migration of first-time freshmen based on the 1994 "Fall Enrollment" survey, part of the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System. The survey counted 2.14 million first-time freshmen. More than 366,000 (17 percent) migrated between states. The percent of freshmen who left…

The relationship between pupil mobility and reading achievement of sixth grade pupils in selected high mobility, low income elementary schools were investigated in this study. Relationships were analyzed between the variables of mobility, sex, and reading achievement with I.Q. held constant. Two hundred ten sixth-grade pupils located in seven high…

An international plan to boost student mobility within the European Community will provide grants to institutions, faculty, and students to fund projects and cover the costs of travel, language preparation, and cost-of-living differential for study in participating countries. International tuition waivers and policies for recognizing course…

Describes the situations children face when their families move and suggests how teachers and program developers should arrange activities to help children adjust in the new society. (CI)

The Statewide Student Mobility Report provides data on student movement between institutions of higher education within the state. The report includes data for two- and four-year institutions, both public and private. Beginning this year, the Higher Education Coordinating Board (HECB) took over responsibility for compiling the report. Based on the…