CPS graduates took more than 6,000 distinct post-secondary paths, so continuous enrollment at one college was not the standard route to a credential¶

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q2 i? Being continuously enrolled in one college and graduating was not the standard path for CPS graduates, who took more than 6,000 post-secondary paths in six years. → Nagaoka 2021

Evidence¶

Nagaoka 2021¶

Nagaoka, J., Lee, J.S., Usher, A., & Seeskin, A. (2021). Navigating the maze: Understanding CPS graduates' paths through college. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Consortium on School Research. https://consortium.uchicago.edu/publications/navigating-the-maze

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Observational analysis of the college trajectories of approximately 63,000 CPS graduates in the classes of 2010, 2011, and 2012, tracked six years after high school. The study reports that graduates took "more than 6,000 post-secondary paths in the six years after high school graduation."

"Being continuously enrolled in one college and graduating with a degree or certificate was not the standard path for CPS graduates. Students in the study took more than 6,000 post-secondary paths in the six years after high school graduation."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

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