CCSPP community schools reduced suspension rates by roughly 15% (0.5 percentage point) relative to matched comparison schools¶

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Evidence · 1 study · causal r2 · q3
Currency · newest study 2025 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q3 i? CCSPP implementation corresponded with a statistically significant decrease in suspension rates of roughly 15%, about 0.5 percentage point, versus matched comparison schools. → Swain 2025

Evidence¶

Swain 2025¶

Swain, W., Leung-Gagné, M., Maier, A., & Rubinstein, C. (2025). Community schools impact on student outcomes: Evidence from California. Learning Policy Institute. https://doi.org/10.54300/541.498

q3 · i? · causal · r2

Matched difference-in-differences analysis of first-cohort CCSPP schools versus matched comparison schools in 2023-24 reports a "significant decrease in suspension rates, with a reduction of roughly 15% (0.5 percentage point)"; no standardized effect size is printed.

"CCSPP schools also demonstrated a significant decrease in suspension rates, with a reduction of roughly 15% (0.5 percentage point)"

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• CCSPP community schools reduced chronic absence at least 30% more than matched comparison schools in the first implementation year — related
• CCSPP community schools improved math achievement by 0.06 standard deviations, roughly 43 additional days of learning — related
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• Benefits of CCSPP community schools were largest for Black students, English learners, and socioeconomically disadvantaged students — related
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