Demand for RSF-supported schools was generally strong, with most Cohort 1 and 2 schools oversubscribed by 2007-08¶
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Evidence · 1 study · associationalr2·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? Cohort 1 schools averaged 1.19 applications per available space (all but two oversubscribed) and Cohort 2 schools averaged 1.27 applications per space, though recruiting variation limits this as a demand measure. → 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
q2 · i? · associational · r2
Descriptive analysis of application and enrollment data collected by RSF for the 2007-08 school year, supplemented by proxies including travel distance (almost 50% of RSF students lived within 1 mile) and prior enrollment outside CPS (30% of Cohort 1, 17% of Cohort 2 students in Grades 1-12).
"Cohort 1 schools averaged 1.19 applications for every space they had available, and all but two schools were oversubscribed. Cohort 2 averaged 1.27 applications for each available space."
Discussion¶
Related Claims¶
- Program demand varied widely: 21 percent of programs had more than ten times as many applications as seats, led by arts, CTE, and SEHS programs — related
- Choice program demand varied widely: 19 percent of programs received more than 10 applications per seat while 8 percent received fewer applications than seats, with demand higher for Arts, CTE, points-based, and highly rated programs — related
- Under NCLB, CPS transfer demand far exceeded available seats, and school classifications were unstable — related
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Demand for RSF-supported schools was generally strong, with most Cohort 1 and 2 schools oversubscribed by 2007-08 |
description |
Demand for RSF-supported schools was generally strong, with most Cohort 1 and 2 schools oversubscribed by 2007-08 |
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weak |
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2008 |
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2011 |
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