After two years, the Turnaround Strategy is producing improvements in math performance in targeted schools, with no evidence of positive impacts on other student outcomes¶

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Subclaims¶

q2 i? Turnaround Strategy efforts as a whole are producing improvements in math performance in targeted schools after two years. → Hallgren 2019 q2 i? Schoolwide targeted support showed no evidence of positive impacts on student outcomes other than math. → Hallgren 2019

Evidence¶

Hallgren 2019¶

Hallgren, Kristin; Gonzalez, Naihobe; Kelly, Kevin; Demers, Alicia; Gill, Brian. (2019). Year 2 Report of the Atlanta Public Schools Turnaround Strategy. Mathematica Policy Research. https://www.mathematica.org/publications/year-2-report-of-the-atlanta-public-schools-turnaround-strategy

q2 · i? · causal · r?

The report's key findings summarize its impact analysis of the Strategy in targeted schools after two years (2017-2018), stating "Turnaround Strategy efforts are producing improvements in math performance in targeted schools" while no positive impacts were found on other student outcomes. No effect sizes are printed on the page.

"As a whole, Turnaround Strategy efforts are producing improvements in math performance in targeted schools. We did not find evidence of positive impacts of schoolwide targeted support on other student outcomes."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

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• The first-year APS Turnaround Strategy evaluation reports implementation and impact findings focused on High Impact Tutoring and PBS operation of Thomasville Heights Elementary — related
• TLTS showed no detectable effect on science achievement after two years — related