Charter high school effects on attainment hold in both Chicago and Florida after controlling for prior charter middle school enrollment¶

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Subclaims¶

q2 i? The study finds evidence of substantial positive effects of charter high schools on both high school completion and college attendance in both locations, with prior charter middle school enrollment included as a control. → Kevin Booker 2010

Evidence¶

Kevin Booker 2010¶

Kevin Booker, Tim R. Sass, Brian Gill, Ron Zimmer. (2010). The Unknown World of Charter High Schools. Education Next, vol. 10, no. 2. https://www.mathematica.org/publications/the-unknown-world-of-charter-high-schools

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The study's overall finding across its Chicago and Florida data: the authors report "substantial positive effects on both high school completion and college attendance" in both locations, with no single effect size printed for the combined statement.

"We find evidence that charter high schools in both locations have substantial positive effects on both high school completion and college attendance."

Discussion¶

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)
• Students attending charter high schools are more likely to graduate from high school and enroll in college — related
• The study examines charter high school effects on educational attainment in two settings, Florida and Chicago — related
• 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
• Students attending charter high schools are more likely to persist in college — related
• 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 school research has historically focused on test scores, with longer-term outcomes only recently examined — related
• Charter high school attendees experience higher earnings in their mid-20s — related
• Charter high schools have positive effects on educational attainment in Florida and Chicago — possibly the same claim (merge candidate)
• Chicago multi-grade charter high schools appear to increase the probability of enrolling in college — a narrower finding that bears on this claim
• Chicago multi-grade charter high schools appear to increase the probability of graduating high school — a narrower finding that bears on this claim
• Chicago charter high schools have large positive effects on earnings in adulthood — related