Elementary School Children: Many Change Schools Frequently, Harming Their Education

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Report Type	Reports and Testimonies
Report Date	Feb. 4, 1994
Report No.	HEHS-94-45
Subject	Attrition rates Comparative analysis Compensatory education Disadvantaged persons Electronic forms Elementary education Elementary school students Immigrants Migrant workers California Dept. of Education Chapter 1 Program for Educationally Disadvantaged Children Dept. of Education Prospect Study Exchange of Permanent Records Electronically for Students and Schools (ExPRESS) System Maryland Migrant Education Program Migrant Student Record Transfer System Attendance records

Summary:

One-sixth of the nation's third graders--more than half a million children--have attended at least three different schools since starting first grade. Unless policymakers focus more on the needs of children who are changing schools frequently--often poor, inner city, and with limited English skills--these children may continue to do poorly in math and reading and risk having to repeat grades. Local school districts typically provide little additional assistance to these children. The Education Department could help by developing strategies to provide all eligible children, including those who have switched schools frequently, access to federally funded Migrant Education and Chapter 1 services. Timely and comparable record systems are one way to help mobile children receive services. For example, a child's school records often take up to 6 weeks to arrive in a new school, and student records often differ from states and districts.

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Elementary School Children: Many Change Schools Frequently, Harming Their Education