In 2015–16, North Carolina Opportunity Culture schools outperformed other North Carolina schools on state accountability growth measures¶

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q2 i? Opportunity Culture schools in North Carolina outperformed other North Carolina schools in the 2015–16 school year on state accountability growth results. → Center on School Turnaround at WestEd 2018

Evidence¶

Center on School Turnaround at WestEd 2018¶

Center on School Turnaround at WestEd. (2018). Thought Leadership Forum Brief: Talent Development and Opportunity Culture. San Francisco, CA: WestEd. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED592986

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Figure 3 of the brief, from Denise Watts's April 2018 presentation, shows 59 percent of Opportunity Culture schools exceeding expectations versus 28 percent of all North Carolina schools, and 11 percent not meeting expectations versus 30 percent. CMS schools in the AIR/Brookings study demonstrated gains consistent with the overall findings.

"In the 2015–16 school year, Opportunity Culture schools in North Carolina outperformed other North Carolina schools, according to analysis of that year's state accountability system student data (Figure 3)."

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