The study examines charter high school effects on educational attainment in two settings, Florida and Chicago¶

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q3 i? The article analyzes the relationship between charter high school attendance and educational attainment in Florida and Chicago. → Kevin Booker 2011

Evidence¶

Kevin Booker 2011¶

Kevin Booker, Tim R. Sass, Brian Gill, Ron Zimmer. (2011). The Effects of Charter High Schools on Educational Attainment. Journal of Labor Economics, vol. 29, no. 2. https://www.mathematica.org/publications/the-effects-of-charter-high-schools-on-educational-attainment

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The article's own statement of scope: an analysis of "the relationship between charter high school attendance and educational attainment" covering two settings, Florida and Chicago. No sample sizes or effect sizes are printed on the page for this scope statement.

"This article analyzes the relationship between charter high school attendance and educational attainment in Florida and Chicago."

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Related Claims¶

• Charter high schools in Florida and Chicago showed substantial positive effects on both high school completion and college attendance — possibly the same claim (merge candidate)
• Charter middle school students who attend a charter high school are 7 to 15 percentage points more likely to earn a standard diploma than those who transition to a traditional public high school — a narrower finding that bears on this claim
• Charter middle school students who attend a charter high school are 8 to 10 percentage points more likely to attend college than those who transition to a traditional public high school — a narrower finding that bears on this claim
• Charter high school attendees experience higher earnings in their mid-20s — related
• Students attending charter high schools are more likely to graduate from high school and enroll in college — a narrower finding that bears on this claim
• Students attending charter high schools are more likely to persist in college — related
• Charter school research has historically focused on test scores, with longer-term outcomes only recently examined — related
• The article examines whether the type of charter-school authorizer relates to charter-school effectiveness as measured by student achievement trajectories in Ohio — related
• Charter schools show favorable high school graduation and college-entry results suggesting possible long-term benefits — related
• Chicago Public Schools improved dramatically between 1987 and 2017, with the biggest gains among students of color and low-income students — related
• Charter high school effects on attainment hold in both Chicago and Florida after controlling for prior charter middle school enrollment — related
• The brief suggests charter high schools may boost both postsecondary attainment and long-run earnings — related
• Charter high schools are associated with increased postsecondary educational attainment and may boost students' long-run earnings, based on data from Florida and Chicago — related
• Charter high schools have positive effects on educational attainment in Florida and Chicago — a narrower finding that bears on this claim
• Evaluations of charter schools limited to test scores may fail to capture important benefits — related
• Early College high school students are significantly more likely than comparison students to graduate from high school, enroll in college, and complete college — related