TFA shows a small positive effect on reading for early elementary students (PreK to grade 2) but not in math¶

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Evidence · 1 study · quant-synthesis r3 · q3
Currency · newest study 2018 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q3 i? There is a small positive effect for early elementary-grade students (PreK to grade 2) in reading but not in math. → Turner H 2018

Evidence¶

Turner H 2018¶

Turner H, Ncube M, Turner A, Boruch R, Ibekwe N. (2018). What are the effects of Teach For America on Math, English Language Arts, and Science outcomes of K–12 students in the USA? Campbell Systematic Reviews 2018:7. https://doi.org/10.4073/csr.2018.7

q3 · i? · quant-synthesis · r3

The review's synthesis across the four included studies found a positive reading effect limited to early elementary grades (PreK to grade 2), described by the review as "a small positive effect", with no corresponding effect in math. No effect size value is printed.

"There is a small positive effect for early elementary‐grade students (PreK to grade 2) in reading but not in math."

Discussion¶

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