City Connects exposure during elementary school is associated with lower chronic absenteeism and grade retention through middle and early high school¶

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

Subclaims¶

q2 i? Relative to peers never in City Connects, students enrolled during elementary school have lower rates of chronic absenteeism and being held back in grade through middle and early high school grades. → Walsh 2015

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 evaluation work (Center for Optimized Student Support, 2012) reporting that City Connects students have "lower rates of chronic absenteeism and being held back in grade through middle and early high school grades" relative to never-enrolled peers. The finding is reported second-hand from the cited annual report.

"City Connects appears to positively impact non-cognitive academic outcomes as well: relative to peers never in City Connects, students enrolled in City Connects during elementary school have lower rates of chronic absenteeism and being held back in grade through middle and early high school grades (Center for Optimized Student Support, 2012)."

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

• Time and Continuity — outcome: instruction changes it

Related Claims¶

• Elementary school City Connects exposure is associated with approximately half the odds of high school dropout relative to no exposure — a narrower finding that bears on this claim
• City Connects exposure during elementary school is associated with higher middle school report card and standardized test scores — related