Freshmen in the three case-study schools had higher on-track rates and/or GPAs than similar students at similar schools, despite entering with below-average achievement¶
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q2 i? The three sampled schools were selected because their freshmen outperformed similar students at similar schools on on-track rates and/or GPAs in 2005-06 and 2006-07, even though CHSRI freshmen entered with lower prior achievement than the CPS average. → David Stevens 2008
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David Stevens 2008¶
David Stevens, Sue Sporte, Sara Ray Stoelinga, Alissa Bolz. (2008). Lessons from High Performing Small High Schools in Chicago. Consortium on Chicago School Research, University of Chicago. https://consortium.uchicago.edu/publications/lessons-high-performing-small-high-schools-chicago
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School selection criteria for the case studies, based on prior CCSR quantitative analyses. CHSRI freshmen's mean 2007 spring ISAT score was seven points lower than the system average (236 vs. 243) and fall 2007 EXPLORE scores were one point lower (12.2 vs. 13.3).
"we looked for schools with freshmen who had higher on-track rates and/or higher grade point averages than similar students at similar schools for the 2005–06 and 2006–07 academic years."
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Related Claims¶
- CHSRI freshmen earned slightly higher core GPAs than similar students, though averages remained below a C — related
- CHSRI freshmen were absent about 10 fewer days per year than similar students at similar non-CHSRI schools, a statistically significant gap in every year studied — related
- CHSRI freshman on-track rates were typically higher than similar students' but the difference was not statistically significant and converged by 2007-08 — related
- Students entering RSF-supported schools had prior reading and mathematics achievement similar to peers who remained at their sending schools, with a few exceptions — related
- Students attending higher-performing Chicago high schools have lower GPAs, on average, than similar students at lower-performing schools — reports the opposite
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Freshmen in the three case-study schools had higher on-track rates and/or GPAs than similar students at similar schools, despite entering with below-average achievement |
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Freshmen in the three case-study schools had higher on-track rates and/or GPAs than similar students at similar schools, despite entering with below-average achievement |
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2011 |
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