Charter high school students had comparable high school graduation but much higher four-year college enrollment, selective-college enrollment, and four-semester college completion than comparable non-charter students¶

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Evidence · 1 study (2 entries) · associational r2 · q3
Currency · newest study 2017 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q3 i? Among typical students entering high school 2008-10, the four-year college enrollment rate was 45.1 percent for charter students versus 26.2 percent for non-charter students, and very selective enrollment was 7.2 versus 2.2 percent. → Gwynne 2017 q3 i? Among high school graduates, 21.4 percent of charter students completed at least four semesters of college versus 13.0 percent of non-charter graduates; among college enrollees, however, completion rates were similar at around 53 percent for both groups. → Gwynne 2017 (2)

Evidence¶

Gwynne 2017¶

Gwynne, J.A., & Moore, P.T. (2017). Chicago's charter high schools: Organizational features, enrollment, school transfers, and student performance. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Consortium on School Research. http://cps.edu/NewSchools/Pages/RFP2017.aspx

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Chapter 5 educational attainment analysis using the second sample of 81,257 first-time ninth-graders (2008-10 cohorts) in 133 high schools, 36 charters, with National Student Clearinghouse data and models controlling for incoming skills and background; charter students showed much higher college enrollment.

"the four- year college enrollment rate was 45.1 percent for those who attended a charter high school, compared to 26.2 percent for students who attended a non-charter high school. Enrollment rates in very selective colleges and universities were also higher for charter school stu- dents—7.2 percent compared to 2.2 percent"

Gwynne 2017 (2)¶

Gwynne, J.A., & Moore, P.T. (2017). Chicago's charter high schools: Organizational features, enrollment, school transfers, and student performance. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Consortium on School Research. http://cps.edu/NewSchools/Pages/RFP2017.aspx

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Chapter 5 college persistence analysis of the 2008-10 cohorts among high school graduates, showing higher four-semester completion for charter graduates (21.4 vs 13.0 percent); among college enrollees, completion rates were similar at around 53 percent for both groups.

"Among high school graduates, charter school students were more likely to complete at least four semesters of college than students who attended a non-charter high school, after controlling for differences in incoming skills, experiences, and background characteristics— 21.4 percent compared to 13.0 percent."

Discussion¶

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