Article
School Correlates of Academic Behaviors and Performance Among McKinney–Vento Identified Youth
Urban Education
(2016)
Abstract
We utilized a pooled sample of elementary, middle, and high school–aged children identified as homeless via definitions set forth by McKinney–Vento legislation in a large urban district in California to estimate the extent to which school factors contributed to student attendance, suspensions, test-taking behaviors, and performance on state standardized achievement tests (N = 2,618 students in 111 schools). Results of multi-level models indicated that school factors, including school truancy and average school reading and mathematics proficiency rates, contributed to individual student outcomes. Students identified as English language learners or receiving special education services performed relatively more poorly than peers across outcomes considered.
Keywords
- Child welfare,
- Homeless students -- United States
Disciplines
Publication Date
July, 2016
DOI
10.1177/0042085915602540
Publisher Statement
Copyright (2016) Sage
*At the time of publication, Mathew Uretsky was affiliated with the University of Maryland.
Citation Information
Susan Stone and Mathew C. Uretsky. "School Correlates of Academic Behaviors and Performance Among McKinney–Vento Identified Youth" Urban Education Vol. 51 (2016) p. 600 - 628 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/mathew-uretsky/4/