K–3 Plus expanded learning time program showed positive impact on student learning¶

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Evidence · 1 study · review r1 · q2
Currency · newest study 2020 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? Analysis of New Mexico's earlier K–3 Plus program provided evidence of positive impact on student learning, supporting expanded learning time in high-poverty elementary schools. → Oakes 2020

Evidence¶

Oakes 2020¶

Oakes, J., Espinoza, D., Darling-Hammond, L., Gonzales, C., DePaoli, J., Kini, T., Hoachlander, G., Burns, D., Griffith, M., & Leung, M. (2020). Improving education the New Mexico way: An evidence-based approach. Palo Alto, CA: Learning Policy Institute. https://learningpolicyinstitute.org/product/improving-education-new-mexico-way

q2 · i? · review · r1

The report cites its analysis of the state's K–3 Plus expanded learning time program as evidence supporting the 2019 K–5 Plus initiative, which funded expanded learning time in high-poverty elementary schools. No effect size or sample is printed in the text provided.

"Although the initiative faced initial implementation challenges, analysis of the state's earlier K–3 Plus program provided evidence of its positive impact on student learning."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• Thoughtfully designed expanded learning time and opportunities are associated with positive academic and nonacademic outcomes, with the best-designed studies showing the strongest effects — the general claim this finding bears on, with the studies behind it
• New Mexico's K–3 Plus evaluation found faithful implementation raised proficiency, with the largest gains for low-income students — possibly the same claim (merge candidate)