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Study shows significant midyear turnover among D.C. students
By Emma Brown, Published: February 12
Thousands of students move in and out of the District’s traditional and charter schools during the middle of the academic year, according to a new report scheduled for release Tuesday, a significant level of student transfer that raises broad questions about how the city’s public education is delivered and funded.

The report, from the Office of the State Superintendent of Education, analyzes the movement of students in pre-kindergarten through 12th grade during the 2011-12 school year.

More than 6,200 students left traditional and charter schools between October 2011 and June 2012 and didn’t re-enroll in any D.C. public school, according to the report. Officials said they don’t know where those children went: They might have dropped out, moved to another jurisdiction, entered a private school or started home schooling.

Another 4,600 students entered city schools, also from points unknown. Most of them enrolled in traditional schools, which saw a net gain of 338 children over the course of the year. Fewer enrolled in charters during the year, which posted a net loss of nearly 2,000 students. The numbers exclude adult students and students with disabilities who use public funds to attend private schools.

“This almost looks like our admissions are rolling,” said Jeffrey Noel, OSSE’s director of data management, who helped produce the report based on a citywide database that records student enrollments and withdrawals. “Do we have education programs that are designed for this amount of monthly exit and entrance?”

http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/study-shows-significant-midyear-turnover-among-dc-students/2013/02/11/8e3b669c-7467-11e2-aa12-e6cf1d31106b_story.html[/quote]

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