9th-grade on-track NSI improved GPA by about 0.11 points on a 4-point scale¶

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q2 i? The 9th-grade on-track NSI improved students' grade point average by about 0.11 points on a 4-point scale. → Matthew Johnson 2026

Evidence¶

Matthew Johnson 2026¶

Matthew Johnson, Naihobe Gonzalez, Jeffrey Max, Tareena Musaddiq, Sophia Seifert, Michelle Bennett, Ren Schlosser. (2026). Evaluation of the Networks for School Improvement (NSI) Initiative: NSI Impacts on Students and the Aspects of NSI Implementation Related to Impacts: Final Report. Gates Foundation. https://www.mathematica.org/publications/evaluation-of-the-networks-for-school-improvement-initiative-student-outcomes-final-report

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Quasi-experimental comparison of 9th-grade on-track NSI students to similar students in comparable non-participating schools. The report prints an unstandardized GPA effect of "about 0.11 points on a 4-point scale"; no standardized effect size is printed.

"The NSI improved students' grade point average (GPA) by about 0.11 points on a 4-point scale, and improved course pass rates by 3 to 4 percentage points."

Discussion¶

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