After one year, RSF Cohort 2 students generally performed at the same levels as matched comparison students, with only three statistically significant differences¶
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q2 i? Most Cohort 2 schools' students performed at the same levels as matched counterparts after 1 year; significant differences were School 11 eight points lower in reading, School 14 five points higher in mathematics, and School 12 four points higher in mathematics. → 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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Propensity-score-matched ISAT analysis of 7 of 12 Cohort 2 schools after 1 year of operation (2006-07), comparing scale scores and standards-passing rates in reading and mathematics against matched comparison students from sending schools.
"We found only a few statistically significant differences: School 11 students scored eight points lower in reading; School 14 students scored five points higher in mathematics; and School 12 students scored four points higher in mathematics relative to their respective matched comparison students."
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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
- Most RSF-supported Cohort 1 schools increased the percentage of students meeting or exceeding ISAT standards from year 1 to year 2 — related
- Students entering RSF-supported schools had prior reading and mathematics achievement similar to peers who remained at their sending schools, with a few exceptions — related
- Student subgroup impact differences were rarely statistically significant: six of 288 differences in the second cohort and eight of 360 subgroup analyses in the follow-up year. — related
- After one school year of implementation (first cohort), the curricula produced no statistically significant positive impacts, and four statistically significant negative impacts were observed. — related
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After one year, RSF Cohort 2 students generally performed at the same levels as matched comparison students, with only three statistically significant differences |
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After one year, RSF Cohort 2 students generally performed at the same levels as matched comparison students, with only three statistically significant differences |
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