Philadelphia's accelerated schools are evaluated for their impacts on enrollees' graduation rates¶
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Evidence · 1 study · causalr?·q2
Currency · newest study 2010 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person · overdue for a recheck since 2013: local conditions change quickly
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q2 i? The report evaluates the impacts of Philadelphia's accelerated schools on enrollees' graduation rates. → Hanley Chiang 2010
Evidence¶
Hanley Chiang 2010¶
Hanley Chiang, Brian Gill. (2010). The Impacts of Philadelphia's Accelerated Schools on Academic Progress and Graduation. Cambridge, MA: Mathematica Policy Research. https://www.mathematica.org/publications/the-impacts-of-philadelphias-accelerated-schools-on-academic-progress-and-graduation
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The report's own abstract states its evaluation scope: it "evaluates the impacts of Philadelphia's accelerated schools" on "enrollees' graduation rates." No findings, sample sizes, or effect sizes are printed in the available text.
"This report evaluates the impacts of Philadelphia's accelerated schools—alternative high schools serving students at high risk of dropping out—on enrollees' graduation rates"
Discussion¶
Related Claims¶
- The evaluation also examines rates of credit accumulation for recent enrollees of Philadelphia's accelerated schools — related
- Little evidence that Philadelphia charter schools help or harm achievement of students in nearby district schools — related
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Philadelphia's accelerated schools are evaluated for their impacts on enrollees' graduation rates |
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Philadelphia's accelerated schools are evaluated for their impacts on enrollees' graduation rates |
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2010 |
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2013 |
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