Idaho charter school students show stronger reading growth than matched TPS peers, with no significant difference in math growth¶

Claim · All claims
Evidence · 1 study (2 entries) · causal r? · 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? Charter students in Idaho experience higher academic progress than their TPS peers in reading, equivalent to 24 additional days of learning in a 180-day school year. → CREDO 2019 q2 i? The difference in math growth between Idaho charter students and their TPS VCRs is not statistically significant. → CREDO 2019 (2)

Evidence¶

CREDO 2019¶

CREDO, Center for Research on Education Outcomes, Stanford University. (2019). Charter School Performance in Idaho. https://credo.stanford.edu

q2 · i? · causal · r?

Statewide quasi-experimental analysis comparing all matched Idaho charter students with their Virtual Control Records across two growth periods, 2014-15 to 2016-17. Charter students show "higher academic progress than their TPS peers in reading," equal to 24 additional days of learning.

"charter students in Idah o experience higher academic progress than their TPS peers in reading. This advantage for charter students is equivalent to 24 additional days of learning in reading in a 180 -day school year."

CREDO 2019 (2)¶

CREDO, Center for Research on Education Outcomes, Stanford University. (2019). Charter School Performance in Idaho. https://credo.stanford.edu

q2 · i? · causal · r?

The same statewide VCR comparison finds no statistically significant math difference; the report states charter students experience "similar growth in the 180 -da y period as they would have in a traditional school setting." No effect size is printed.

"Because the difference in the growth in math is no t statistically significant, Idah o charter students experience similar growth in the 180 -da y period as they would have in a traditional school setting."

Discussion¶

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