Some charter school students grow faster than their traditional public school peers¶

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Currency · newest study 2015 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? Some charter school students grow faster than their traditional public school peers in achievement growth. → Beth Tarasawa 2015

Evidence¶

Beth Tarasawa 2015¶

Beth Tarasawa, Yun Xiang. (2015). Propensity score stratification using multilevel models to examine charter school achievement effects. Journal of School Choice, 9(2), 179–196. https://www.nwea.org/research/publication/propensity-score-stratification-using-multilevel-models-to-examine-charter-school-achievement-effects/ doi:10.1080/15582159.2015.1028862

q2 · i? · causal · r2

Growth analysis within the same quasi-experimental, propensity-stratified multilevel analysis of a cross-state student sample. The article reports that "some students grow faster than their traditional public school peers"; the qualifier some and the modest-difference hedge are retained, and no effect size is printed.

"We find that charter school students perform consistently better on standardized mathematic achievement measures, and some students grow faster than their traditional public school peers, although the differences are modest."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• Charter school students perform consistently better on standardized mathematics achievement measures than traditional public school peers, with modest differences — related
• Black, Hispanic, and poverty-affected charter students grow faster than traditional public school peers but gains remain below those of white peers — a narrower finding that bears on this claim
• More than 1,000 charter schools show gap-busting progress with achievement exceeding state averages — related
• Charter attendance is associated with higher learning gains for Black and Hispanic students, including those in poverty, relative to matched TPS controls — a narrower finding that bears on this claim
• Black students in poverty attending charter schools gain about 35 additional days of learning in reading compared to their Black TPS peers in poverty, with no math difference — a narrower finding that bears on this claim
• Black charter students outperform their Black TPS peers in reading (about 24 additional days) but both groups lag the average White TPS student substantially — a narrower finding that bears on this claim
• Black, Hispanic, and poverty students enrolled in charter schools show stronger growth trends than the same subgroups citywide in several cities — a narrower finding that bears on this claim
• National studies cited in the report found Rhode Island charter students outperformed traditional public school peers in reading and math — a narrower finding that bears on this claim
• New Mexico charter school students make similar one-year growth in reading and math as their traditional public school virtual twins — reports the opposite