Chicago's Algebra Initiative raised the 8th-grade algebra pass rate from 4% in 2002 to about 20% by 2017 and closed two-thirds of the NAEP gap¶
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q2 i? After CMSI reforms including middle-school algebra access, teacher endorsements, and curriculum-based professional development, the 8th-grade algebra pass rate climbed to about 20% by 2017, still below the national average. → Sharon Greenberg & Anthony S. Bryk 2024
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Sharon Greenberg & Anthony S. Bryk 2024¶
Sharon Greenberg & Anthony S. Bryk. (2024). Change that matters: Progress made by Chicago Public Schools shows that successful change takes time, focus, and patience. Kappan, V105 N6. https://consortium.uchicago.edu/publications/change-that-matters
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The article's narrative account of the CMSI reform reports that in 2002 the CPS 8th-grade algebra pass rate was 4% versus 35% nationally, and that "the 8th-grade algebra pass rate climbed to about 20%" by 2017.
"Hundreds of teachers had been credentialed by 2017 , and the 8th-grade algebra pass rate climbed to about 20%. Still below the national average, but a substantial improvement."
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Related Claims¶
- Chicago Public Schools improved dramatically between 1987 and 2017, with the biggest gains among students of color and low-income students — related
- Double-dose algebra was discontinued before its benefits were documented, though subsequent research found long-term benefits — related
- Chicago's public school system moved from among the most troubled in America in 1987 to among the most improved thirty years later — related
- Access to 8th-grade Algebra remains highly inequitable across the United States — related
- Algebra/geometry sequence passing rose from 36.5 to 49.7 percent, with changes in incoming students accounting for only 17.8 percent of the improvement — related
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Chicago's Algebra Initiative raised the 8th-grade algebra pass rate from 4% in 2002 to about 20% by 2017 and closed two-thirds of the NAEP gap |
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Chicago's Algebra Initiative raised the 8th-grade algebra pass rate from 4% in 2002 to about 20% by 2017 and closed two-thirds of the NAEP gap |
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