Students attending charter high schools are more likely to persist in college¶
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Evidence · 1 study · associationalr?·q3
Currency · newest study 2016 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person
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q3 i? Florida students attending charter high schools are more likely to persist in college, an outcome not previously studied in charter school research. → 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 examines college persistence among Florida students as one of two longer-term outcomes it identifies as "not previously studied in research on charter schools," finding charter high school attendees "more likely to persist in college." No effect size is printed.
"We then examine two longer-term outcomes not previously studied in research on charter schools—college persistence and earnings. We find that students attending charter high schools are more likely to persist in college"
Discussion¶
Related Claims¶
- 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 broader claim this one bears on
- Charter high schools in Florida and Chicago showed substantial positive effects on both high school completion and college attendance — 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 — 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 7 to 15 percentage points more likely to earn a standard diploma than those who transition to a traditional public high school — related
- Charter school research has historically focused on test scores, with longer-term outcomes only recently examined — related
- Charter schools show favorable high school graduation and college-entry results suggesting possible long-term benefits — 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 — a broader claim this one bears on
- Charter high schools are associated with increased postsecondary educational attainment and may boost students' long-run earnings, based on data from Florida and Chicago — a broader claim this one bears on
- Attending a charter high school is associated with an 8 to 10 percentage point higher likelihood of attending college — related
- Charter high schools have positive effects on educational attainment in Florida and Chicago — a broader claim this one bears on
- Chicago charter high schools have large positive effects on earnings in adulthood — related
- Evaluations of charter schools limited to test scores may fail to capture important benefits — related
- Attending a charter high school is associated with a 7 to 15 percentage point higher likelihood of earning a standard diploma than attending a traditional public high school — related
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Students attending charter high schools are more likely to persist in college |
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Students attending charter high schools are more likely to persist in college |
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2016 |
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