28% of eligible CPS students participated in Chicago Connected by May 2021¶
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q2 i? By May 2021, 68,385 of 242,471 eligible CPS students (28%) had participated in Chicago Connected. → de la Torre 2023
Evidence¶
de la Torre 2023¶
de la Torre, M. (2023). Exploring Chicago Connected: Participation patterns. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Consortium on School Research. https://consortium.uchicago.edu/publications/exploring-chicago-connected
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Descriptive analysis of program participation among the 242,471 eligible students in the study sample. The report states "Twenty-eight percent of eligible CPS students in our sample participated in the program by May 2021," with 39,643 offers redeemed accounting for 77,324 students with access.
"Twenty-eight percent of eligible CPS students in our sample participated in the program by May 2021, 68,385 of 242,471 eligible students"
Discussion¶
Related Claims¶
- Participation rates rose with eligibility index score, reflecting program prioritization — related
- About 70% of continuously enrolled grade 5-8 CPS students were eligible for Chicago Connected, and approximately 30% of eligible students opted to participate — possibly the same claim (merge candidate)
- School characteristics were associated with participation: district-run schools, higher proportions of eligible students, and strong family engagement — related
- Community-area hardship index explained 65% of between-community-area variation; most variation in participation was at the student level — related
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chicago-connected-28-percent-eligible-participated |
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28% of eligible CPS students participated in Chicago Connected by May 2021 |
description |
28% of eligible CPS students participated in Chicago Connected by May 2021 |
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moderate |
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2023 |
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2026 |
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by process:wiki-ingest on 2026-10-08 |
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1 — de-la-torre-2023 |
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