Online charter schools place significant expectations on parents, with 43, 56, and 78 percent at high school, middle, and elementary levels expecting active parental participation in instruction¶
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q2 i? Expectations for active parental participation in student instruction rise from 43 percent of high schools to 56 percent of middle schools and 78 percent of elementary schools. → Brian Gill 2015
Evidence¶
Brian Gill 2015¶
Brian Gill, Lucas Walsh, Claire Smither Wulsin, Holly Matulewicz, Veronica Severn, Eric Grau, Amanda Lee, Tess Kerwin. (2015). Inside Online Charter Schools. Cambridge, MA: Mathematica Policy Research. https://www.mathematica.org/publications/inside-online-charter-schools
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Principal survey reports grade-level gradients in parental expectations: "43, 56 , and 78 percent of online charters at the high school, middle, and elementary grade levels, respectively, expecting parents to actively participate in student instruction."
"43, 56 , and 78 percent of online charters at the high school, middle, and elementary grade levels, respectively, expecting parents to actively participate in student instruction"
Discussion¶
Related Claims¶
- The National Study of Online Charter Schools provides the first nationwide data and analysis of online charter schools' operations and instructional approaches, based on a survey of 127 principals — a broader claim this one bears on
- Online charter school students receive less live teacher contact time in a week than conventional-school students receive in a day — related
- About 200 online charter schools operate in the United States, serving about 200,000 students across elementary, middle, and high school grades — related
- Children were equally likely to be homeschooled in the elementary, middle, and high school grades — related
- The report concludes there is reason for concern about whether the online charter school sector is likely to be effective in promoting student achievement — related
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Online charter schools place significant expectations on parents, with 43, 56, and 78 percent at high school, middle, and elementary levels expecting active parental participation in instruction |
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Online charter schools place significant expectations on parents, with 43, 56, and 78 percent at high school, middle, and elementary levels expecting active parental participation in instruction |
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