Integrated student supports are associated with improvements in attendance, behavior, social functioning, and academic achievement¶

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Evidence · 1 study · review r3 · q2
Currency · newest study 2017 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? Students receiving integrated supports such as counseling, medical care, dental services, and transportation assistance often show significant improvements in attendance, behavior, social functioning, and academic achievement. → Maier 2017

Evidence¶

Maier 2017¶

Maier, A., Daniel, J., Oakes, J., & Lam, L. (2017). Community schools as an effective school improvement strategy: A review of the evidence. Palo Alto, CA: Learning Policy Institute. https://learningpolicyinstitute.org/product/community-schools-effective-school-improvement-report

q2 · i? · review · r3

This is the report's synthesis finding for Pillar 1, based on 27 studies of integrated student supports including 6 research syntheses. The review reports that young people receiving such supports often show significant improvements, with no pooled effect size printed.

"Young people receiving such supports, including counseling, medical care, dental services, and transportation assistance, often show significant improvements in attendance, behavior, social functioning, and academic achievement."

Discussion¶

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