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¶

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Subclaims¶

q3 i? On average, admission to the study's charter middle schools had no significant effect on achievement. → Kate Place 2019 q2 i? Some charter middle schools in the study were successful in improving achievement, including urban schools and those serving economically disadvantaged students. → Kate Place 2019

Evidence¶

Kate Place 2019¶

Kate Place, Philip Gleason. (2019). Do Charter Middle Schools Improve Students' College Outcomes? (Evaluation Brief). Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance. https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/

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The brief summarizes the earlier National Evaluation of Charter Middle Schools, which examined how admission to about 30 charter middle schools affected achievement. Average effects were not significant, but some schools, including urban and economically disadvantaged-serving ones, improved achievement. No effect size is printed.

"On average, there were no significant effects. However, some charter middle schools in the study were successful in improving achievement, including those in urban areas and serving economically disadvantaged students"

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• Charter middle schools' success in raising middle school achievement was not related to their success in improving students' college enrollment and completion — 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
• Both the offer of charter admission and actual attendance showed similarly negative, non-significant average achievement impacts — possibly the same claim (merge candidate)
• Impacts of charter middle schools on achievement varied considerably across schools and students — related
• Urban charter schools have more positive impacts on student achievement than other charter schools — related
• A lottery-based randomized controlled trial of KIPP middle schools found statistically significant positive effects on state math and reading tests — related
• Average impacts of KIPP middle schools were positive and statistically significant throughout the 10-year study period, though higher in earlier years than recent years — related
• A lottery-based randomized experimental analysis confirms KIPP middle schools' positive impacts — related
• Impacts of charter middle schools on student outcomes varied widely across schools — related
• Urban charter schools and charters serving low-achieving, low-income students show the strongest positive achievement impacts — related
• Charter middle school impacts were more positive for more disadvantaged schools and students and more negative for the more advantaged — related