Financial incentives for teen parents have potentially positive effects on staying in school, with a statistically significant dropout reduction in Cal-Learn but not in LEAP¶

Claim · All claims
Evidence · 1 study (2 entries) · causal r2 · q3
Currency · newest study 2006 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q3 i? Cal-Learn teens aged 18 and older dropped out at a significantly lower rate than controls (44.7% vs 52.3%). → Financial Incentives for Teen Parents to Stay in School 2006 q3 i? In the LEAP randomized controlled trial, the dropout difference between LEAP teens and controls was not statistically significant. → Financial Incentives for Teen Parents to Stay in School 2006 (2)

q2 i? The potentially positive rating fell short of positive effects because only one study showed statistically significant positive outcomes in the staying-in-school domain. → Financial Incentives for Teen Parents to Stay in School 2006

Evidence¶

Financial Incentives for Teen Parents to Stay in School 2006¶

Financial Incentives for Teen Parents to Stay in School. (2006). What Works Clearinghouse Intervention Report, U.S. Department of Education. https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc

q3 · i? · causal · r2

Randomized controlled trial of Cal-Learn (met standards with reservations due to attrition); the WWC-calculated effect size for this dropout contrast was 0.19, statistically significant, improvement index +7. The report states "44.7% of Cal-Learn students dropped out compared with 52.3% of control group students."

"The Cal-Learn study reported that for teens 18 years of age and older, 44.7% of Cal-Learn students dropped out compared with 52.3% of control group students. The WWC confirmed that this difference was statistically significant."

Financial Incentives for Teen Parents to Stay in School 2006 (2)¶

Financial Incentives for Teen Parents to Stay in School. (2006). What Works Clearinghouse Intervention Report, U.S. Department of Education. https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc

q3 · i? · causal · r2

Randomized controlled trial of Ohio's LEAP program meeting WWC standards; survey of 913 respondents three years after random assignment. The dropout effect size was 0.12, not significant, improvement index +5; equivalence was not tested.

"The LEAP study reported that three years after random assignment, 48.4% of LEAP teens dropped out compared with 53.5% of control group teens, but the difference was not statistically significant."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

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