Core GPA was unaffected immediately after closures, but closed-school students who were in grades 3-5 in the announcement year showed negative GPA effects three and four years post-closure¶
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Evidence · 1 study · causalr?·q3
Currency · newest study 2017 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person
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q3 i? Core GPA was not affected immediately after closures. → Molly F. Gordon 2017
q3 i? Closed-school students who had been in grades 3-5 in the announcement year (2012-13) had lower-than-expected GPAs three and four years post-closure, though their GPAs were improving over time. → Molly F. Gordon 2017
Evidence¶
Molly F. Gordon 2017¶
Molly F. Gordon, Marisa de la Torre, Jennifer R. Cowhy, Paul T. Moore, Lauren Sartain, and David Knight. (2017). School Closings in Chicago: Staff and Student Experiences and Academic Outcomes. UChicago Consortium Research Report. http://consortium.uchicago.edu/publications/school-closings-chicago-staff-and-student-experiences-and-academic-outcomes
q3 · i? · causal · r?
Quantitative portion comparing GPA outcomes against prior outcomes and similar-school students using administrative data through 2016-17. The delayed negative GPA effects were subgroup-specific and, per the report, these students' GPAs "were improving over time".
"Core GPA was not affected immediately after closures, although there were some negative effects three and four years post-closures for students from closed schools who had been in grades 3-5 in the announcement year (2012–13)."
Discussion¶
Related Claims¶
- Core GPA was not affected immediately after closures, but students from closed schools showed small negative effects in years three and four, more pronounced for students in grades 3-5 at announcement — possibly the same claim (merge candidate)
- Test scores of students in both closed and welcoming schools were negatively affected, with closed-school students showing the largest negative effect — related
- Students from closed schools scored roughly one and a half months behind in reading and two months behind in math in the spring of the announcement year — related
- School closings showed no statistically significant long-term effects on displaced students' reading or math achievement two and three years later — related
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Core GPA was unaffected immediately after closures, but closed-school students who were in grades 3-5 in the announcement year showed negative GPA effects three and four years post-closure |
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Core GPA was unaffected immediately after closures, but closed-school students who were in grades 3-5 in the announcement year showed negative GPA effects three and four years post-closure |
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