Hispanic charter students perform similarly to their Hispanic TPS peers in both subjects, while both groups lag the average White TPS student¶

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Evidence · 1 study · causal r2 · q2
Currency · newest study 2019 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person · overdue for a recheck since 2024: baselines and conditions change

Subclaims¶

q2 i? Hispanic students attending Pennsylvania charter schools perform similarly to Hispanic peers attending TPS in both reading and math; Hispanic students in both sectors exhibit weaker growth than the average White TPS student. → Center for Research on Education Outcomes 2019

Evidence¶

Center for Research on Education Outcomes 2019¶

Center for Research on Education Outcomes. (2019). Charter School Performance in Pennsylvania. Stanford University. https://credo.stanford.edu/reports/item/charter-school-performance-in-pennsylvania-2/

q2 · i? · causal · r2

Figure 9a comparison of Hispanic charter students against Hispanic TPS VCR peers; Figure 9 benchmarks both groups against the average White TPS student (e.g., Hispanic TPS students 83 fewer reading days versus White TPS students). No standardized effect size is printed for the charter-versus-TPS contrast.

"In both subjects, Hispanic students attending charter schools in Pennsylvania perform similarly to their Hispanic peers attending TPS"

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

• Race and Ethnicity — predictor: outcomes differ by group: a gap reflecting circumstances and treatment, not a cause

Related Claims¶

• Black charter students outperform their Black TPS peers in reading (about 24 additional days) but both groups lag the average White TPS student substantially — related
• Black students in poverty attending charter schools gain about 35 additional days of learning in reading compared to their Black TPS peers in poverty, with no math difference — related
• Charter students in poverty show similar reading growth but significantly weaker math growth (about 18 fewer days) than their TPS peers in poverty — related
• Pennsylvania charter school students show similar reading growth but weaker math growth (about 30 fewer days of learning) than matched TPS peers — related