The Charting Reform surveys reached 266 elementary schools and 40 high schools in Chicago in Spring 1994¶

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Currency · newest study 1995 · checked against its sources 2026-10-08 (automated, 1 of 1 entry) · not reviewed by a person · overdue for a recheck since 1998: local conditions change quickly

Subclaims¶

q2 i? The surveys were administered in Spring 1994 to sixth, eighth and tenth grade students and elementary and high school teachers, with 266 elementary schools and 40 high schools participating at reportable response rates. → Sebring 1995

Evidence¶

Sebring 1995¶

Sebring, P. A., Bryk, A. S., Luppescu, S., & Thum, Y. M. (1995). Charting Reform in Prairie School: Results of Student and Teacher Surveys. Consortium on Chicago School Research. https://consortium.uchicago.edu/publications/charting-reform-prairie-school-results-student-and-teacher-surveys

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Large-scale survey administration described in the report's introduction. It states the purpose was to collect reliable information on students' and teachers' views of the school environment, classroom learning, parent involvement, governance, and the professional work life of teachers, with "266 elementary schools and 40 high schools in Chicago participated."

"The Consortium on Chicago School Research administered these surveys to sixth, eighth and tenth grade students and elementary and high school teachers during Spring 1994. In all, 266 elementary schools and 40 high schools in Chicago participated with a response rate high enough to receive a school report."

Discussion¶

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