Student reports of safety did not improve faster in Culture of Calm schools than in other similar high schools¶
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q2 i? Between 2009 and 2011, student perceptions of Safety improved at the same rate in CoC and non-CoC schools; the difference in change was not statistically significant. → Rachel Levenstein 2011
Evidence¶
Rachel Levenstein 2011¶
Rachel Levenstein, Sue Sporte, Elaine Allensworth. (2011). Findings from an Investigation into the Culture of Calm Initiative. Consortium on Chicago School Research. https://consortium.uchicago.edu/publications/findings-investigation-culture-calm-initiative
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HLM analysis of student Safety measures from the My Voice, My School survey (2005-2011) found both groups improved "but at the same rate"; the student Safety measure "did not change significantly between 2009 and 2011 for CoC schools compared to non-CoC schools." No effect size is printed.
"Between 2009 and 2011, both CoC and non-CoC schools improved in Safety—but at the same rate. See Figure 1 for the trends since 2005, controlling for the variables specified above."
Discussion¶
Learner Variables¶
- Safety — outcome: instruction changes it
Related Claims¶
- Student reports of academic personalism increased dramatically in Culture of Calm schools relative to non-CoC schools (d = 1.1), though the substantive meaning is uncertain — related
- Teacher-Principal Trust improved only marginally significantly, and Student-Teacher Trust, Program Coherence, Quality Professional Development, and Teacher-Parent Trust showed no significant differential change — related
- Pilot CoC schools did not improve faster than non-pilot CoC schools or non-CoC schools on any measure — related
- Teachers' reports of disorder and crime decreased at a faster rate in Culture of Calm schools than in non-CoC schools between 2009 and 2011 (d = 0.4) — related
- Student perceptions of safety and teacher perceptions of order improved in CPS high schools during the same period that OSS rates declined — a broader claim this one bears on
- Perceived safety changes under reduced suspension use varied by school racial composition: a small decline in predominantly Latino schools and a similar-sized but non-significant improvement in predominantly Black schools — related
- SRO removal was not significantly related to changes in student or teacher perceptions of physical safety or in Student-Teacher Trust — related
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title |
Student reports of safety did not improve faster in Culture of Calm schools than in other similar high schools |
description |
Student reports of safety did not improve faster in Culture of Calm schools than in other similar high schools |
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evidence_strength |
moderate |
newest_evidence |
2011 |
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2026-10-20 |
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by process:wiki-ingest on 2026-10-08 |
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1 — rachel-levenstein-2011 |
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