Freshmen who miss more than two weeks of school per semester fail at least two classes on average, regardless of incoming test scores¶
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q2 i? Missing more than two weeks of school per semester is associated with failing at least two classes on average, whether students arrived with top or below-average test scores. → Freshman Year: The Make-it or Break-it Year 2007
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Freshman Year: The Make-it or Break-it Year 2007¶
Freshman Year: The Make-it or Break-it Year. (2007). Consortium on Chicago School Research at the University of Chicago. http://ccsr.uchicago.edu
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An observational analysis of Chicago freshman attendance and course-failure records reports that "Freshmen who miss more than two weeks of school flunk, on average, at least two classes" regardless of incoming test scores. The brief adds that high-scoring freshmen missing two weeks per semester are more likely to fail a course than low-scoring freshmen missing just one week.
"Freshmen who miss more than two weeks of school flunk, on average, at least two classes—no matter whether they arrive at high school with top test scores or below-average scores."
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Related Claims¶
- Most Chicago freshmen fail at least one course, miss substantial school, or earn below a C average in their first year — related
- Nearly 90 percent of Chicago freshmen who miss less than a week of school per semester graduate, regardless of 8th grade test scores — related
- Students who fail Algebra I show far more signs of ninth-grade disengagement, including higher absenteeism and suspension rates — related
- Four-year-olds who miss more preschool score lower on kindergarten readiness measures of math, letter recognition, and social-emotional development, even after controlling for incoming skills — related
- By spring of ninth grade, 64 percent of CPS ninth graders missed two or more weeks of instruction in at least one major subject — related
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Freshmen who miss more than two weeks of school per semester fail at least two classes on average, regardless of incoming test scores |
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Freshmen who miss more than two weeks of school per semester fail at least two classes on average, regardless of incoming test scores |
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