High School Redirection shows no discernible effects on completing school (diploma or GED receipt)¶

Claim · All claims
Evidence · 1 study · review r? · q3
Currency · newest study 2007 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q3 i? In Stockton, 40% of intervention youth versus 32% of control youth had completed high school or earned a GED by the end of year three, a difference that was not statistically significant. → High School Redirection 2007 q3 i? The Wichita and Cincinnati studies found no difference between research groups in completing school at the end of the second follow-up year. → High School Redirection 2007

Evidence¶

High School Redirection 2007¶

High School Redirection. (2007). WWC Intervention Report: High School Redirection. U.S. Department of Education, What Works Clearinghouse. https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc

q3 · i? · review · r?

Across the three randomized trials, no study found a statistically significant or substantively important effect on the combined diploma-or-GED outcome; the report states "No study found statistically significant or substantively important effects in this domain," supporting the no-discernible-effects rating.

"The Stockton study found that, by the end of the third follow-up year, High School Redirection youth were more likely than control group youth to have completed high school or earned a GED certificate—40% versus 32%—a difference that was not statistically significant."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• In the Cincinnati trial, High School Redirection had a small, statistically significant positive effect on receiving a high school diploma but not on the combined diploma-or-GED outcome — related
• High School Redirection shows mixed effects on staying in school, with significant effects in the Stockton trial but not in Wichita or Cincinnati — related
• High School Redirection has potentially positive effects on progressing in school, driven by a significant credit-accumulation advantage in Stockton — related
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