Because studies reveal a relationship between high student mobility and low academic achievement, school administrators are faced with the challenge of raising academic achievement in an era of increased student mobility. Wide variations in state requirements create additional difficulties for mobile students, who tend to be disadvantaged in other ways. Exemplary programs, such as those used in Department of Defense schools, are successful models for replication; and organizations provide resources for easing transitions and raising achievement of mobile students.
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