Network cohesion in NSI increased over time but remained low, with about 16 percent of possible school-to-school connections realized¶
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q2 i? Connections to intermediaries rose from 56 to 61 percent and school-to-school connections from 39 to 54 percent between 2020-21 and 2022-23, but density averaged 16 percent. → Evaluation of the Networks for School Improvement Initiative: Interim Summary Report 2024
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Evaluation of the Networks for School Improvement Initiative: Interim Summary Report 2024¶
Evaluation of the Networks for School Improvement Initiative: Interim Summary Report. (2024). RAND Corporation. https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RRA242-1.html
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Annual team connections survey analyzed with social network measures in Research Question 1. The report also states almost 40 percent of schools did not report connecting to their intermediary and on average 16 percent of possible connections were realized.
"We found that 61 percent of schools connected with their intermediary in the 2022-23 school year, compared to 56 percent in the 2020-21 school year. Fifty-four percent of schools connected with another school in the 2022-23 school year, compared to 39 percent in the 2020-21 school year."
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Network cohesion in NSI increased over time but remained low, with about 16 percent of possible school-to-school connections realized |
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Network cohesion in NSI increased over time but remained low, with about 16 percent of possible school-to-school connections realized |
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