City Connects exposure during elementary school is associated with higher middle school report card and standardized test scores¶

Claim · All claims
Evidence · 1 study (2 entries) · causal r2 · q2
Currency · newest study 2015 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? Students enrolled in City Connects during elementary school demonstrate higher middle school report card and statewide standardized test scores in English language arts and math relative to students never enrolled. → Walsh 2015 q2 i? Growth curve analysis showed City Connects students have significantly greater improvement over time in report card outcomes in reading, writing, and math during elementary school than comparison students. → Walsh 2015 (2)

Evidence¶

Walsh 2015¶

Walsh, M. E., Lee-St. John, T. J., Raczek, A., & Foley, C. (2015). The long-term impact of systematic student support in elementary school: Reducing high school dropout. SREE Spring 2015 Conference. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED562544

q2 · i? · causal · r2

This article cites prior peer-reviewed evaluation work (Walsh, Madaus, Raczek et al., 2014) reporting that City Connects students demonstrate "higher middle school report card and statewide standardized test scores (both in English language arts and math)" relative to never-enrolled peers.

"Additionally, students enrolled in City Connects during elementary schools demonstrate higher middle school report card and statewide standardized test scores (both in English language arts and math) relative to students never enrolled in City Connects (Walsh, Madaus, Raczek et al. 2014)."

Walsh 2015 (2)¶

Walsh, M. E., Lee-St. John, T. J., Raczek, A., & Foley, C. (2015). The long-term impact of systematic student support in elementary school: Reducing high school dropout. SREE Spring 2015 Conference. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED562544

q2 · i? · causal · r2

This article cites prior evaluation work (Center for Optimized Student Support, 2010) reporting that growth curve analysis showed City Connects students have "significantly greater improvement over time in report card outcomes in reading, writing, and math during elementary school than comparison students."

"Growth curve analysis showed that City Connects students have significantly greater improvement over time in report card outcomes in reading, writing, and math during elementary school than comparison students (Center for Optimized Student Support, 2010)."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• City Connects exposure during elementary school is associated with lower chronic absenteeism and grade retention through middle and early high school — related
• City Connects shows no impact on MCAS measures in elementary school — related
• Elementary school City Connects exposure is associated with approximately half the odds of high school dropout relative to no exposure — related
• City Connects shows strong positive impacts on middle school MCAS ELA, Math, and GPA in almost every grade — possibly the same claim (merge candidate)