ALAS increases the likelihood that high-risk students remain enrolled in school at the end of the intervention¶
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q3 i2 At the end of ninth grade, ALAS students were significantly more likely than control students to be enrolled in school (98% vs 83%; effect size 1.39, improvement index +42). → WWC Intervention Report: ALAS 2006
Evidence¶
WWC Intervention Report: ALAS 2006¶
WWC Intervention Report: ALAS. (2006). What Works Clearinghouse, U.S. Department of Education. https://www.alasdropoutprevention.com
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Randomized controlled trial of 94 high-risk seventh graders (46 ALAS, 48 control) in one Los Angeles junior high. Appendix A3.1 reports an effect size of 1.39 (Cox index) and an improvement index of 42, statistically significant at α = 0.05.
"Larson and Rumberger (1995) reported that, at the end of the intervention (the end of ninth grade), ALAS students were significantly more likely than control students to be enrolled in school (98% compared with 83%)."
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Related Claims¶
- ALAS effects on staying in school are not statistically significant two years after the intervention ends — related
- ALAS increases the likelihood that high-risk students stay on track to graduate on time at the end of the intervention — related
- Check & Connect has statistically significant positive effects on staying in school for high school students with disabilities — related
- ALAS effects on progressing in school and completing school fade or are non-significant after the intervention — related
- Students show signs of dropout risk early in high school, and schools that reach out in the ninth-grade year can keep them on track to graduate — related
- Check & Connect increases credits accrued (progressing in school) in one RCT — related
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ALAS increases the likelihood that high-risk students remain enrolled in school at the end of the intervention |
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ALAS increases the likelihood that high-risk students remain enrolled in school at the end of the intervention |
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