Most RSF-supported Cohort 1 schools increased the percentage of students meeting or exceeding ISAT standards from year 1 to year 2¶
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Evidence · 1 study · causalr2·q2
Currency · newest study 2008 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person · overdue for a recheck since 2011: local conditions change quickly
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q2 i? All but two Cohort 1 schools gained in the percentage of students meeting or exceeding reading standards, with gains ranging from 6% to 16%; the cohort average rose from 58% to 66% while the districtwide change was 2%. → Young 2008
Evidence¶
Young 2008¶
Young, V. M., Humphrey, D. C., Wang, H., Bosetti, K. R., Cassidy, L., Wechsler, M. E., Rivera, E., Murray, S., & Schanzenbach, D. W. (2008). Renaissance Schools Fund-Supported Schools: Early Outcomes, Challenges, and Opportunities. SRI International. https://consortium.uchicago.edu/publications/renaissance-schools-fund-supported-schools-early-outcomes-challenges-and-opportunities
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Descriptive longitudinal analysis of ISAT performance for Cohort 1 students with prior test data, 2005-06 to 2006-07. Reading passing rates rose "from 58% to 66% among Cohort 1 schools"; in mathematics, rates rose from 64% to 73% versus 64% to 69% districtwide, with gains of 3% to 31% and one school declining 2%.
"The average percentage of students meeting or exceeding standards in reading increased from 58% to 66% among Cohort 1 schools, compared with a change of 2%, from 59% to 61% districtwide, without controlling for differences in background characteristics."
Discussion¶
Related Claims¶
- After two years, RSF Cohort 1 students generally performed at the same levels as propensity-score-matched comparison students, with few statistically significant differences — related
- After one year, RSF Cohort 2 students generally performed at the same levels as matched comparison students, with only three statistically significant differences — related
- ISAT scores are not comparable over time: students with identical earlier and later test scores earned different seventh-grade ISAT scores depending on the year tested — related
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Most RSF-supported Cohort 1 schools increased the percentage of students meeting or exceeding ISAT standards from year 1 to year 2 |
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Most RSF-supported Cohort 1 schools increased the percentage of students meeting or exceeding ISAT standards from year 1 to year 2 |
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2008 |
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2011 |
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