Under NCLB, CPS transfer demand far exceeded available seats, and school classifications were unstable¶

Claim · All claims
Evidence · 1 study (2 entries) · theoretical r2 · q2
Currency · newest study 2003 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person · overdue for a recheck since 2006: local conditions change quickly

Subclaims¶

q2 i? In 2003-04, about 19,000 of 270,000 eligible CPS students requested transfers but only about 1,000 seats were available. → Sebring 2003 q2 i? Forty schools eligible to offer transfers in the first year failed second-year standards, showing unstable school classification. → Sebring 2003 (2)

Evidence¶

Sebring 2003¶

Sebring, Penny Bender. (2003). Research Agenda 2004-2008. Consortium on Chicago School Research. https://www.consortium-chicago.org/publications

q2 · i? · theoretical · r2

The agenda's NCLB section reports Chicago's implementation: 270,000 students were eligible to transfer and "About 19,000 requested transfers, but space was available for only about 1,000 students." These are descriptive counts, not effect sizes.

"In 2003-04, 270,000 students, or over 50 percent, were eligible to transfer. About 19,000 requested transfers, but space was available for only about 1,000 students."

Sebring 2003 (2)¶

Sebring, Penny Bender. (2003). Research Agenda 2004-2008. Consortium on Chicago School Research. https://www.consortium-chicago.org/publications

q2 · i? · theoretical · r2

The same section reports instability in school classification under the law: "Forty schools that could receive transfers in the first year did not meet second-year standards," illustrating classification churn in the first two years of implementation.

"Forty schools that could receive transfers in the first year did not meet second-year standards and will have to give their students the opportunity to transfer out."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• School closings, new school openings, CHA demolitions, and NCLB transfers each affected fewer than 1 percent of CPS students per year, though receiving schools saw summer in-mobility rise by almost 13 percentage points — related
• Only a handful of waiver states preserved public school choice for students in Priority schools after the waiver guidelines dropped the NCLB choice requirement — related
• Demand for RSF-supported schools was generally strong, with most Cohort 1 and 2 schools oversubscribed by 2007-08 — related
• CPS eleventh-grade PSAE participation in 2004 fell below the NCLB 95 percent requirement even after counting alternative assessments — related