Test scores in grades 2-8 at NLCI schools improved at rates similar to the district, so gains cannot be attributed to the initiative¶

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q2 i? NWEA reading and math scores in NLCI elementary schools improved during the initiative at rates similar to districtwide improvements, and scores remained below district averages. → 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

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Population-based trend analysis of NWEA scores in grades 3-8 (and second-grade NWEA-MAP) at the four NLCI elementary schools against district averages. The report notes districtwide scores rose by one year's worth of learning from 2012-13 to 2018-19; no effect size printed.

"Test scores in NLCI schools improved during the years of the initiative at rates that were similar to improvements observed at the district as a whole."

Discussion¶

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