Evaluations of charter schools limited to test scores may fail to capture important benefits¶

Claim · All claims
Evidence · 1 study · causal r? · q2
Currency · newest study 2008 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? The large positive attainment results suggest that evaluations limited to test scores may fail to capture important benefits of charter schools. → Kevin Booker 2008

Evidence¶

Kevin Booker 2008¶

Kevin Booker, Brian Gill, Ron Zimmer, Tim R. Sass. (2008). Achievement and Attainment in Chicago Charter Schools. Santa Monica, CA: RAND. https://www.mathematica.org/publications/achievement-and-attainment-in-chicago-charter-schools

q2 · i? · causal · r?

The report's summary draws a methodological implication from its attainment findings: the large positive results "demonstrate that evaluations limited to test scores may fail to capture important benefits of charter schools." This is the authors' interpretation of their own findings.

"The large positive results suggest promise for multi-grade charter high schools (and perhaps charter high schools more generally) and demonstrate that evaluations limited to test scores may fail to capture important benefits of charter schools."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• Charter schools show favorable high school graduation and college-entry results suggesting possible long-term benefits — related
• Charter high schools in Florida and Chicago showed substantial positive effects on both high school completion and college attendance — related
• Charter school research has historically focused on test scores, with longer-term outcomes only recently examined — related
• Charter high school attendees experience higher earnings in their mid-20s — related
• The study examines charter high school effects on educational attainment in two settings, Florida and Chicago — related
• Students attending charter high schools are more likely to persist in college — related
• The brief suggests charter high schools may boost both postsecondary attainment and long-run earnings — related
• Students attending charter high schools are more likely to graduate from high school and enroll in college — related
• Charter high schools are associated with increased postsecondary educational attainment and may boost students' long-run earnings, based on data from Florida and Chicago — related