The impact of the 9th-grade on-track NSI appeared to increase over time¶

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q3 i? The impact of the 9th-grade on-track NSI appeared to increase over time, from schools' first to second year of participation. → Matthew Johnson 2024

Evidence¶

Matthew Johnson 2024¶

Matthew Johnson, Jeffrey Max, Tareena Musaddiq, Breyon Williams, Silvia Robles, Michelle Bennett. (2024). Evaluation of the Networks for School Improvement Initiative: Impacts on Student Outcomes (Interim Report). Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. https://www.mathematica.org/publications/evaluation-of-the-networks-for-school-improvement-initiative-student-outcomes-interim-report

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Trend statement from the report's key findings comparing the 9th-grade on-track NSI's impacts across the first and second years of participation. The report hedges that the impact "appeared to increase over time"; no effect sizes are printed in the available text.

"The impact of the 9th-grade on-track NSI appeared to increase over time."

Discussion¶

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