The AIR/Brookings study covered 15,000 students and 300 teachers in three districts over two to three years, with 74 percent Title I schools¶

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q3 i? The independent study of Opportunity Culture involved 15,000 students and 300 teachers in three districts over two to three years, and 74 percent of its schools were Title I. → Center on School Turnaround at WestEd 2018

Evidence¶

Center on School Turnaround at WestEd 2018¶

Center on School Turnaround at WestEd. (2018). Thought Leadership Forum Brief: Talent Development and Opportunity Culture. San Francisco, CA: WestEd. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED592986

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Study scope as printed in the note to Figure 1 of the brief, sourcing Backes & Hansen (2018), CALDER Center. The brief reports the study found "strong gains in math and reading" for students in Opportunity Culture schools.

"The study involved 15,000 students and 300 teachers in three districts over two to three years; 74 percent of the schools involved in the study were Title I."

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Related Claims¶

• Teachers on Multi-Classroom Leader teams produced learning gains equal to top-quartile teachers in math and nearly that in reading — related
• Opportunity Culture schools spur schoolwide academic growth even in classrooms not led by Opportunity Culture teachers — related
• In 2015–16, North Carolina Opportunity Culture schools outperformed other North Carolina schools on state accountability growth measures — related
• By 2017–18, more than 150 schools in nine states implemented Opportunity Culture, reaching over 41,000 students, with over $3 million in additional pay and 97 percent MCL retention support — related