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School Size, School Poverty And School-Level Mobility: Interactive Threats To School Outcomes, Sharon M. Thompson
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ABSTRACT
SCHOOL SIZE, SCHOOL POVERTY AND SCHOOL-LEVEL
MOBILITY: INTERACTIVE THREATS
TO SCHOOL OUTCOMES
by
Sharon M. Thompson
School-level mobility is the flow of students moving in and out of schools and has been defined as the rate of student entries and withdrawals per 100 students enrolled in a school during the year (Pike & Weisbender, 1988). Stakeholders report that school mobility disrupts the delivery, pace and effectiveness of classroom instruction, causes problems associated with classroom adjustment, and renders long-term negative effects on schools’ Adequate Yearly Progress rankings (Bruno & Isken, 1996; GAO, 2007; Kerbow, 1996; Lash & Kirkpatrick, 1990; Rhodes, …