Elementary attendance and school climate improved over time at NLCI schools but not significantly more than at comparison schools¶

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Currency · newest study 2020 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? K-8 attendance and grade 6-8 school climate survey measures improved at NLCI schools, but the schools were not significantly different from matched comparison schools on these outcomes. → Elaine M. Allensworth and Andrew Zou 2020

Evidence¶

Elaine M. Allensworth and Andrew Zou 2020¶

Elaine M. Allensworth and Andrew Zou. (2020). Supporting Neighborhood Schools from Pre-K through High School: Successes and Challenges of the North Lawndale Cluster Initiative. UChicago Consortium Research Report. https://consortium.uchicago.edu/publications/supporting-neighborhood-schools-from-pre-k-through-high-school

q2 · i? · causal · r2

Propensity-weighted comparison of NLCI elementary schools with matched schools on attendance and 5Essentials survey climate measures. The report states the NLCI schools were "not significantly different from comparison schools"; climate differences in 2015-16 were only close to significance. No effect size printed.

"The differences in reports on school climate measures were close to statistical significance in the 2015–16 school year, but otherwise the NLCI schools were not significantly different from comparison schools in terms of attendance or school climate."

Discussion¶

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