Democracy Prep charter schools boost student voting, according to the article's headline finding¶

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Evidence · 1 study · causal r? · q2
Currency · newest study 2019 · checked against its sources 2026-10-20 (automated, 1 of 1 entry) · not reviewed by a person

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q2 i? Democracy Prep charter schools increase their students' voting behavior. → Brian P. Gill 2019

Evidence¶

Brian P. Gill 2019¶

Brian P. Gill, Charles Tilley, Emilyn Whitesell, Mariel Finucane, Liz Potamites, Sean P. Corcoran. (2019). A Life Lesson in Civics: How Democracy Prep Charter Schools Boost Student Voting. Education Next, vol. 19, no. 3. https://www.mathematica.org/publications/a-life-lesson-in-civics-how-democracy-prep-charter-schools-boost-student-voting

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The article's title states its central finding: Democracy Prep charter schools boost student voting. The supplied text is a publication landing page and prints no effect size, sample, or test statistics for this finding.

"A Life Lesson in Civics: How Democracy Prep Charter Schools Boost Student Voting"

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

Civic Mindedness — outcome: instruction changes it

There is a 98 percent probability that enrolling in Democracy Prep produced positive impacts on both voter registration and voting — a narrower finding that bears on this claim
Democracy Prep charter schools increase students' voting rates by about 12 percentage points in the 2016 election — possibly the same claim (merge candidate)
Civic-education-focused schooling can boost civic participation in adulthood — a broader claim this one bears on
Democracy Prep charter schools increase students' voter-registration rates by about 16 percentage points — related
U.S. civic engagement and civics knowledge fall short of the democratic-preparation goal of schooling — related
A mission that prioritizes boosting student achievement is associated with positive charter-school impacts — related

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