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Where do the IDEA Charter School 9th Graders go? « A "Fuller" Look at Education Issues

Where do the IDEA Charter School 9th Graders go? « A "Fuller" Look at Education Issues:

Where do the IDEA Charter School 9th Graders go?

I thought I would provide more detail on where IDEA Charter School 9th graders from 2009 end up in 2011. I’ve split the analysis into two groups–those kids enrolled in IDEA Charter Schools in 8th grade and those enrolled in local public schools in the 8th grade.

This is the universe of all IDEA students. IDEA and Austin are complaining about small cell sizes, but I am using ALL of the IDEA kids in the database.The initial group of students is ALL 9th grade students. The analysis in my report included only FIRST_TIME 9th graders. The differences between the two analyses are small.

Number and Percentage of IDEA Charter 9th Grade Students (2009)

by Location in 2011 for Students Enrolled and Not Enrolled in IDEA Charter Schools in the 8th Grade in 2008

So, a couple of things to note here. First, about 36% of the 9th graders enrolled in IDEA Charter Schools n 2009