All English Learners, including former English Learners, were more likely to enroll in two-year colleges than the district average¶

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Evidence · 1 study (2 entries) · associational r2–r3 · q2
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Subclaims¶

q2 i? While 20% of CPS graduates enrolled in two-year colleges, English Learner groups had two-year enrollment rates of 25% or higher. → de la Torre 2024 q2 i? In regression models comparing similar students, the two-year enrollment gap diminished for long-term English Learners without IEPs but remained substantial for late-arriving English Learners. → de la Torre 2024 (2)

Evidence¶

de la Torre 2024¶

de la Torre, M., Blanchard, A., Franklin, K., Angeles, C., & Allensworth, E.M. (2024). English Learners in Chicago Public Schools: A Spotlight on High School Students. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Consortium on School Research. https://consortium.uchicago.edu/publications/english-learners-in-chicago-public-schools-a-spotlight-on-high-school-students

q2 · i? · associational · r3

Descriptive analysis of college enrollment among CPS high school graduates. Differences were substantial for long-term English Learners without IEPs and late-arriving English Learners.

"While 20% of CPS high school graduates enrolled in a two-year college, English Learners had enrollment rates of 25% or higher ( see Figure 6 )."

de la Torre 2024 (2)¶

de la Torre, M., Blanchard, A., Franklin, K., Angeles, C., & Allensworth, E.M. (2024). English Learners in Chicago Public Schools: A Spotlight on High School Students. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Consortium on School Research. https://consortium.uchicago.edu/publications/english-learners-in-chicago-public-schools-a-spotlight-on-high-school-students

q2 · i? · associational · r2

Regression models adjusting for student characteristics (Table A.6) found gaps diminished for most groups, as Latinx students were generally more likely to attend two-year colleges and most English Learners were Latinx.

"However, the substantial differences in two-year enrollment rates remained for late-arriving English Learners, when compared to similar students."

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

• English-Learner Status — predictor: learners who differ on it differ in outcomes

Related Claims¶

• Long-term and late-arriving English Learners were considerably less likely to enroll in four-year colleges than their peers — related
• Chicago graduates who enrolled in the most popular colleges had lower adjusted graduation rates than similar Chicago students who enrolled elsewhere — related
• Students who began as English Learners graduated from high school at a slightly higher rate than never-classified EL students and enrolled in college at about the same rate, with more two-year enrollment — related