Community-area hardship index explained 65% of between-community-area variation; most variation in participation was at the student level¶
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q2 i? Community-area hardship index explained 65% of the variation between community areas; student-level characteristics, schools, and communities left most student-level variation unexplained. → de la Torre 2023
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de la Torre 2023¶
de la Torre, M. (2023). Exploring Chicago Connected: Participation patterns. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Consortium on School Research. https://consortium.uchicago.edu/publications/exploring-chicago-connected
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Variance decomposition from cross-nested hierarchical linear models (Table A.2) on 242,471 students in 649 schools and 77 community areas. Most variation was at the student level, followed by schools, with very little across community areas; student characteristics explained 12% of school-level variation.
"The addition of community area hardship index explains 65% of the variation between community areas."
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Related Claims¶
- Students with greater economic need participated at higher rates in Chicago Connected — related
- Neighborhood groupings reveal variation within Chicago's 77 community areas that typical analyses miss — related
- School-level differences in grades are small and largely explained by attendance and course characteristics — related
- Student background characteristics explain only a small amount of variation in school technology use, with males, Latinos, and at-risk students using less and higher achievers using more — related
- Within-school variation in baseline achievement is greater in middle school grades, but upper elementary grades show an offsetting amount of between-school variation — related
- School characteristics were associated with participation: district-run schools, higher proportions of eligible students, and strong family engagement — related
- 28% of eligible CPS students participated in Chicago Connected by May 2021 — related
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Community-area hardship index explained 65% of between-community-area variation; most variation in participation was at the student level |
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Community-area hardship index explained 65% of between-community-area variation; most variation in participation was at the student level |
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