After the Focus on High Schools initiative, days absent, days tardy, and student suspensions were lower¶
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q2 i? Days absent and tardy were lower after implementation, along with student suspensions. → Susanne James-Burdumy 2008
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Susanne James-Burdumy 2008¶
Susanne James-Burdumy, Irma Perez-Johnson, Sonya Vartivarian. (2008). High School Reform in Boston Public Schools: The Effect of Focus on High Schools on Student Academic Outcomes. Princeton, NJ: Mathematica Policy Research. https://www.mathematica.org/publications/high-school-reform-in-boston-public-schools-the-effect-of-focus-on-high-schools-on-student-academic-outcomes
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The report summarizes behavioral outcomes from its study of the initiative: "days absent and tardy were lower, along with student suspensions." No magnitudes or statistics are printed in the available text.
"On the positive side, days absent and tardy were lower, along with student suspensions."
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Related Claims¶
- Boston's Focus on High Schools initiative was associated with reductions in student math and English scores after implementation — related
- Person-oriented classification predicted days absent significantly better than categorical, with no method differences for days tardy — related
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After the Focus on High Schools initiative, days absent, days tardy, and student suspensions were lower |
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After the Focus on High Schools initiative, days absent, days tardy, and student suspensions were lower |
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