A quasi-experimental evaluation found Perry Street students improved significantly more during turnaround than they would have at other traditional or charter schools¶

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Evidence · 1 study · causal r? · q3
Currency · newest study 2019 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q3 i? Students attending Perry Street improved significantly more academically during the turnaround period than counterfactual comparison students at other schools. → Evan 2019

Evidence¶

Evan 2019¶

Evan, A. (2019). From the brink of closure: Key factors in one charter school's successful turnaround. San Francisco, CA: WestEd. https://dcpcsb.egnyte.com/dl/hdsUO9pDbh/

q3 · i? · causal · r?

A quasi-experimental impact study conducted by WestEd compared Perry Street students' achievement during the turnaround to similar students at other DC traditional and charter schools; the report states the difference was significant but prints no effect size.

"students attending Perry Street not only improved academically during the turnaround period, but they improved significantly more at Perry Street than they would have if they had attended a different traditional or charter school during that time."

Discussion¶

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