Offering SES to eligible applicants near the cutoff in oversubscribed districts has no statistically significant impact on reading or math achievement¶
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q3 i? Across six oversubscribed districts, offering SES to students in grades 3-8 near the cutoff produced no statistically significant impact on reading or math test scores. → Deke 2012
Evidence¶
Deke 2012¶
Deke, John, Lisa Dragoset, Karen Bogen, and Brian Gill (2012). Impacts of Title I Supplemental Educational Services on Student Achievement (NCEE 2012-4053). Washington, DC: National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education. http://ies.ed.gov/ncee
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Regression discontinuity (fuzzy RD) evaluation of SES offers in six oversubscribed districts, comparing post-test scores of applicants just below and above the assignment cutoff. The study "find no statistically significant impact of offering SES on student achievement in reading or in mathematics."
"For students in these oversubscribed districts in grades 3 –8 at the cusp of receiving an offer of services, w e find no statistically significant impact of offering SES on student achievement in reading or in mathematics."
Discussion¶
Related Claims¶
- Participating in SES (averaging about 21 hours) shows no statistically significant impact on reading or math achievement for students near the cutoff — possibly the same claim (merge candidate)
- Intensity of SES services and other provider characteristics are not significantly related to estimated impacts — related
- Participants in supplemental educational services experienced significant gains in achievement — reports the opposite
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Offering SES to eligible applicants near the cutoff in oversubscribed districts has no statistically significant impact on reading or math achievement |
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Offering SES to eligible applicants near the cutoff in oversubscribed districts has no statistically significant impact on reading or math achievement |
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2012 |
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2026-10-08 |
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