The DC school reforms were associated with larger than expected improvements in grade 4 math and reading scores on the National Assessment of Educational Progress¶

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Subclaims¶

q2 i? Grade 4 math and reading NAEP scores in DC improved more than expected relative to comparison areas after the 2007 reforms. → Dallas Dotter 2021

q2 i? Grade 4 math and reading NAEP scores in DC improved more than expected relative to comparable students in similar geographic areas after the 2007 reforms. → Dallas Dotter 2021

Evidence¶

Dallas Dotter 2021¶

Dallas Dotter, Duncan Chaplin, and Maria Bartlett. (2021). Measuring the Impacts of School Reforms in the District of Columbia on Student Achievement (Issue Brief). Mathematica. https://www.mathematica.org/publications/measuring-the-impacts-of-school-reforms-in-the-district-of-columbia-on-student-achievement

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The brief's key findings state that the DC reforms "were associated with larger than expected improvements in grade 4 math and reading scores on the National Assessment of Educational Progress." No effect sizes are printed in the brief text.

"The DC reforms were associated with larger than expected improvements in grade 4 math and reading scores on the National Assessment of Educational Progress."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• The 2007 DC reforms aimed to improve student achievement by hiring and retaining higher quality teachers and providing families more public school choices — related
• The DC school reforms were associated with learning gains in grade 8 math but not in grade 8 reading — related
• Impacts of the DC reforms on NAEP math scores were largest for Black students — related
• The 2007 DC school reforms improved student learning in math, per testimony based on NAEP data from the early 1990s to 2017 — related
• The 2007 DC school reforms improved student learning in reading, per testimony based on NAEP data through 2017 — related
• The DC reform analysis used advanced statistical methods to account for pre-reform differences between DC and other areas and general trends afterward — related
• Reformed elementary schools made significant test-score improvements versus matched comparison schools, with gains growing gradually over four years — related
• The DC reforms were associated with grade 8 math gains, especially for cohorts with more exposure, but not grade 8 reading gains — related