Students attending charter high schools are more likely to graduate from high school and enroll in college¶

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Evidence · 1 study · associational r? · q3
Currency · newest study 2016 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q3 i? Florida students attending charter high schools are more likely to graduate from high school and enroll in college than comparable students. → Tim R. Sass 2016

Evidence¶

Tim R. Sass 2016¶

Tim R. Sass, Ron W. Zimmer, Brian P. Gill, Kevin T. Booker. (2016). Charter High Schools' Effects on Long-Term Attainment and Earnings. Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, vol. 35, issue 3. https://www.mathematica.org/publications/ja-charter-high-schools-effects-on-longterm-attainment-and-earnings

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The study analyzes Florida data on students attending charter high schools, confirming prior research by Booker et al. (2011) that charter attendance is associated with "more likely to graduate from high school and enroll in college." No effect size is printed in the available text.

"Using data from Florida, we first confirm previous research (Booker et al., 2011) that students attending charter high schools are more likely to graduate from high school and enroll in college."

Discussion¶

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