Enrollment in a TurnNJ school produced positive, statistically significant math achievement gains persisting up to four years, equal to an additional 1.8 years of learning after one year¶

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Subclaims¶

q3 i? TurnNJ enrollment had positive, statistically significant impacts on math achievement that persisted up to four years after enrollment. → Alyson Burnett 2021 q3 i? After one year of enrollment, TurnNJ students' math test score gains equaled an additional 1.8 years of learning compared to similar students at other schools. → Alyson Burnett 2021 q3 i? TurnNJ's cumulative math impact after four years of enrollment exceeded the size of the poverty test score gap in math. → Alyson Burnett 2021

Evidence¶

Alyson Burnett 2021¶

Alyson Burnett, Moira McCullough, Breyon Williams. (2021). Impacts of Uncommon Schools in a Turnaround Setting. Mathematica. https://www.mathematica.org/publications/impacts-of-uncommon-schools-in-a-turnaround-setting

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Quasi-experimental evaluation using propensity score matching to compare TurnNJ students in Camden and Newark with similar students at other schools. The report states gains were "equal to an additional 1.8 years of learning in math" after one year, with effects persisting up to four years.

"Enrollment in a TurnNJ school had positive and statistically significant impacts on student achievement in math that persisted up to four years after enrollment. After one year of enrollment, TurnNJ students had test score gains equal to an additional 1.8 years of learning in math compared to similar students at other schools."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

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• The Uncommon Schools whole-school model, typically built from the earliest grades in new schools, produced substantial positive achievement effects when applied in a turnaround setting — related
• NYC charter middle schools affiliated with Achievement First and Uncommon show statistically significant math gains after three years, equal to an estimated additional 0.9 years of growth — related