Gateway students graduate at high rates, including 100% of African American, Latina/o, and students with disabilities¶

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Subclaims¶

q2 i? In spring 2017 and 2018, 98% of Gateway students who started high school 4 years earlier graduated, including 100% of African American and Latina/o students and 100% of students with disabilities. → Cook-Harvey 2020

Evidence¶

Cook-Harvey 2020¶

Cook-Harvey, C. M., Flook, L., Efland, E., & Darling-Hammond, L. (2020). Teaching for powerful learning: Lessons from Gateway Public Schools. Palo Alto, CA: Learning Policy Institute. http://learningpolicyinstitute.org/product/social-and-emotional-learning-case-study-gateway

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Case study reporting of publicly available accountability data for Gateway High School. The report states "98% of students who started high school 4 years earlier graduated" with subgroup rates of 100%.

"In spring 2017 and 2018, 98% of students who started high school 4 years earlier graduated, including 100% of African American and Latina/o students and 100% of students with disabilities."

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

• Race and Ethnicity — predictor: outcomes differ by group: a gap reflecting circumstances and treatment, not a cause

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