In 2004-2005, only about one percent of the nearly 6.2 million students eligible for Title I school choice used the option, while about 17 percent of eligible students used supplemental educational services¶
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Currency · newest study 2008 · checked against its sources 2026-10-20 (automated, 1 of 1 entry) · not reviewed by a person
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q2 i? In 2004-2005, nearly 6.2 million students were eligible for Title I school choice but only about one percent took advantage of it. → Brian Gill 2008
q2 i? As many as 1.8 million students were eligible for supplemental educational services and about 17 percent took advantage of them. → Brian Gill 2008
Evidence¶
Brian Gill 2008¶
Brian Gill, Jennifer Sloan McCombs, Scott Naftel, Karen Ross, Mengli Song, Jennifer Harmon, Georges Vernez. (2008). Title I School Choice and Supplemental Educational Services: State and Local Implementation of the No Child Left Behind Act, Volume IV, Interim Report. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Education Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development Policy and Program Studies Service. https://www.mathematica.org/publications/title-i-school-choice-and-supplemental-educational-services
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National implementation study reporting eligibility counts and take-up rates for both NCLB parental choice options in 2004-2005: "Only about one percent took advantage of the school choice option, and about 17 percent took advantage of supplemental services." No effect sizes are printed.
"In 2004-2005, nearly 6.2 million students were eligible for Title I school choice and as many as 1.8 million were eligible for supplemental educational services. Only about one percent took advantage of the school choice option, and about 17 percent took advantage of supplemental services."
Discussion¶
Related Claims¶
- Low participation rates in Title I school choice and supplemental educational services may be related to problems communicating with parents — related
- Parents of students who used Title I school choice were largely satisfied with the new schools — related
- Public school choice was constrained at the middle and high school levels because many districts have only one middle school and one high school — related
- Eligibility for Title I public school choice grew fourfold, reaching 6.9 million students in 2006-2007 — related
- Participation rates remained low: 1 percent for Title I public school choice and 17 percent for supplemental educational services — related
- Participation rates in Title I school choice and supplemental educational services were low — a broader claim this one bears on
- Participants in both Title I options came from the disadvantaged populations NCLB targets — related
- More than 3.3 million students were eligible for Title I supplemental educational services in 2006-2007, a nearly sixfold increase — related
- Many parents of students with IEPs lacked viable options to engage in school choice after forced school closings — related
- In a subsample of large urban districts, the average achievement of schools chosen by Title I school choice users was consistently higher than the average achievement of the schools they came from — related
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In 2004-2005, only about one percent of the nearly 6.2 million students eligible for Title I school choice used the option, while about 17 percent of eligible students used supplemental educational services |
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In 2004-2005, only about one percent of the nearly 6.2 million students eligible for Title I school choice used the option, while about 17 percent of eligible students used supplemental educational services |
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