Kids who switch schools struggle. Austin has a solution to help parents find secure homes
“This pattern plays out in urban districts across the nation, especially in cities with high poverty, a high cost of living or lots of school choice – or some combination of all three. But Austin is one of the nation’s only districts employing a comprehensive approach to stemming turnover. In the past two years, the district has trained key staff members at all schools on how to help parents search for nearby affordable housing so that a residential move doesn’t also become a school switch in the middle of the academic year.”