Consequences of Eviction-Led Forced Mobility for School-Age Children in Houston
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| Title: | Consequences of Eviction-Led Forced Mobility for School-Age Children in Houston |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Peter Hepburn (ORCID |
| Source: | Sociology of Education. 2025 98(3):184-202. |
| Availability: | SAGE Publications. 2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320. Tel: 800-818-7243; Tel: 805-499-9774; Fax: 800-583-2665; e-mail: journals@sagepub.com; Web site: https://sagepub.com |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 19 |
| Publication Date: | 2025 |
| Sponsoring Agency: | Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) (DHHS/NIH) |
| Contract Number: | P2CHD047879 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Descriptors: | Housing, Student Mobility, Public Schools, Disadvantaged Youth, At Risk Students, Attendance, Suspension, Place of Residence, Educational Quality, School Districts, Minority Group Students, Low Income Students, Students with Disabilities, Disproportionate Representation, Homeless People |
| Geographic Terms: | Texas (Houston) |
| DOI: | 10.1177/00380407251333651 |
| ISSN: | 0038-0407 1939-8573 |
| Abstract: | Eviction cases are concentrated among renter households with children, yet we know little about the repercussions of evictions for children's educational trajectories. In this study, we link eviction records in Harris County, Texas, to educational records of students enrolled in the Houston Independent School District between 2002 and 2016. At least 13,000 public school students in Houston lived in households that were filed against for eviction. These students came from disadvantaged backgrounds, and nearly a quarter lived in households that were filed against repeatedly. Students whose parents were threatened with eviction were more likely than their peers to have left the district by the next academic year. Students who remained were more likely to have switched schools, often relocating to schools with fewer resources, more student turnover, and lower test scores. Eviction filings were associated with increases in absences and, among students who switched schools, more suspensions. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2025 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1475743 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | Eviction cases are concentrated among renter households with children, yet we know little about the repercussions of evictions for children's educational trajectories. In this study, we link eviction records in Harris County, Texas, to educational records of students enrolled in the Houston Independent School District between 2002 and 2016. At least 13,000 public school students in Houston lived in households that were filed against for eviction. These students came from disadvantaged backgrounds, and nearly a quarter lived in households that were filed against repeatedly. Students whose parents were threatened with eviction were more likely than their peers to have left the district by the next academic year. Students who remained were more likely to have switched schools, often relocating to schools with fewer resources, more student turnover, and lower test scores. Eviction filings were associated with increases in absences and, among students who switched schools, more suspensions. |
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| ISSN: | 0038-0407 1939-8573 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/00380407251333651 |
