UCLA-CS reports high teacher retention and above-district student and parent satisfaction alongside its academic outcomes¶

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Evidence · 1 study · design r2 · q2
Currency · newest study 2023 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person · recheck by 2026: local conditions change quickly

Subclaims¶

q2 i? Teacher retention exceeded the national average for high-poverty urban schools, with 90% of teachers retained between 2019-20 and 2020-21. → Karen Hunter Quartz 2023 q2 i? Students report being happy, having voice in decision-making, and feeling part of the school at higher rates than students districtwide. → Karen Hunter Quartz 2023

Evidence¶

Karen Hunter Quartz 2023¶

Karen Hunter Quartz. (2023). UCLA Community School: Celebrating Language, Culture, and Community. Learning Policy Institute. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED642538

q2 · i? · design · r2

Survey and administrative reporting cited in this case study, drawing on LAUSD School Experience Survey results and the school's annual report. The report states "90% of teachers retained" across 2019-20 to 2020-21 and that students and parents report above-district satisfaction; no effect sizes are printed.

"Teacher retention rates continue to be higher than the national average for urban schools with high levels of poverty, with 90% of teachers retained between the 2019–20 and 2020–21 school years."

Discussion¶

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