A mission that prioritizes boosting student achievement is associated with positive charter-school impacts¶
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q2 i? Charter schools whose mission prioritizes boosting student achievement are consistently found to have positive impacts. → Philip M. Gleason 2017
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Philip M. Gleason 2017¶
Philip M. Gleason. (2017). What's the Secret Ingredient? Searching for Policies and Practices That Make Charter Schools Successful. Journal of School Choice. https://www.mathematica.org/publications/ja-whats-the-secret-ingredient-searching-for-policies-and-practices-that-make-charter-schools doi:10.1080/15582159.2017.1395620
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The summary names "a mission that prioritizes boosting student achievement" among the most consistently associated policies. No effect sizes are printed.
"The policies most consistently found to be associated with positive charter-school impacts include long school days or years, comprehensive behavioral policies with rewards and sanctions, and a mission that prioritizes boosting student achievement."
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Related Claims¶
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- Comprehensive behavioral policies with rewards and sanctions are associated with positive charter-school impacts — related
- Democracy Prep charter schools boost student voting, according to the article's headline finding — related
- Long school days or years are among the policies most consistently associated with positive charter-school impacts — related
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- The evaluation examined charter school effects by years of operation, grades served, mission, and demographics, plus student composition and turnover — related
- Democracy Prep charter schools increase students' voting rates by about 12 percentage points in the 2016 election — related
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A mission that prioritizes boosting student achievement is associated with positive charter-school impacts |
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A mission that prioritizes boosting student achievement is associated with positive charter-school impacts |
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