Almost all CPS eighth-graders (92 percent) used the GoCPS platform to apply to high school in its first year¶

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Evidence · 1 study · associational r2 · q2
Currency · newest study 2019 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person · overdue for a recheck since 2022: local conditions change quickly

Subclaims¶

q2 i? Engagement with GoCPS was high: 92 percent of CPS eighth-graders applied to high school through the platform in fall 2017. → Barrow 2019

Evidence¶

Barrow 2019¶

Barrow, L., & Sartain, L. (2019). GoCPS: A first look at ninth-grade applications, offers, and enrollment. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Consortium on School Research. https://consortium.uchicago.edu

q2 · i? · associational · r2

Descriptive analysis of CPS administrative and GoCPS application data for students entering ninth grade in fall 2018. The report states "almost all CPS eighth-graders (92 percent) used GoCPS to apply to high school," with about 24,000 CPS eighth-graders plus over 2,000 out-of-district students submitting applications.

"Engagement with GoCPS was high. In fall 2017, almost all CPS eighth-graders (92 percent) used GoCPS to apply to high school."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• Ninth-grade enrollment overall and by school type and accountability rating stayed relatively stable after GoCPS implementation — related
• Students found the GoCPS application platform logistically easy to use, but applications to schools with additional requirements caused difficulties — related
• GoCPS did not produce major changes in enrollment patterns, and pre-existing racial/ethnic and income differences in enrolling in high-SQRP schools persisted — related
• Students overwhelmingly relied on GoCPS, CPS, and school websites to learn about potential high schools, but found websites out of date and lacking student-voice information — related