Charter middle schools' success in improving college outcomes was not related to their success in improving middle school achievement¶
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Evidence · 1 study · causalr2·q2
Currency · newest study 2019 · checked against its sources 2026-10-20 (automated, 1 of 1 entry) · not reviewed by a person
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q2 i? Individual charter middle schools' success in improving college outcomes was not related to their success in improving middle school achievement. → Kate Place 2019
q3 i? Across study schools, earlier achievement impacts did not predict later college enrollment and completion impacts. → Kate Place 2019
Evidence¶
Kate Place 2019¶
Kate Place, Philip Gleason. (2019). Do Charter Middle Schools Improve Students' College Outcomes? (Study Highlights). Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance. https://www.mathematica.org/publications/do-charter-middle-schools-improve-students-college-outcomes-study-highlights
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Across the 31 study schools, the study reports that "Individual charter middle schools’ success in improving college outcomes was not related to their success in improving middle school achievement." The highlights print no correlation or test statistic for this school-level relationship.
"Individual charter middle schools’ success in improving college outcomes was not related to their success in improving middle school achievement."
Discussion¶
Related Claims¶
- In the earlier National Evaluation of Charter Middle Schools, admission to about 30 charter middle schools produced no significant average effects on achievement, though some schools improved achievement — related
- Lottery-based charter middle schools show no average difference from traditional public schools in student behavior and school progress — related
- Comparing lottery winners and lottery losers offers a rigorous way to assess charter middle schools' effects on long-term college outcomes — related
- Being admitted to a charter middle school in the National Evaluation of Charter Middle Schools did not affect students' chances of enrolling in or completing college — related
- Admission to a charter middle school does not affect college enrollment, per a lottery-based study of 31 charter middle schools — related
- Charter middle school admission did not affect college degree attainment or students' chances of remaining enrolled in college — related
- The study also examines persistence in college over the first two postsecondary years — related
- On average, lottery-based charter middle schools are neither more nor less successful than traditional public schools in improving student achievement — related
- A national randomized study of the impacts of charter schools on student achievement was conducted (2003-2010), prepared for the U.S. Department of Education — related
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Charter middle schools' success in improving college outcomes was not related to their success in improving middle school achievement |
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Charter middle schools' success in improving college outcomes was not related to their success in improving middle school achievement |
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2019 |
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2026-10-20 |
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