Philadelphia's accelerated schools: alternative high schools serving students at high risk of dropping out¶

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Evidence · 2 claims (2 for) · 1 study (1 causal), q2 · 0 of 1 report an effect size · 2 claims rest on one study

Description¶

Philadelphia's accelerated schools are alternative high schools serving students at high risk of dropping out. The report describes them as the intervention being evaluated, examining their effects on "enrollees' graduation rates" and on "rates of credit accumulation for recent enrollees." The available text provides no further description of the schools' instructional design or operations.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• Serves students at high risk of dropping out, as an alternative high school option

Constraints¶

Target Learners¶

• High school students at high risk of dropping out

Target Learning Goals¶

• High school graduation
• Credit accumulation toward graduation

Claims¶

• The evaluation also examines rates of credit accumulation for recent enrollees of Philadelphia's accelerated schools [+W]
• Philadelphia's accelerated schools are evaluated for their impacts on enrollees' graduation rates [+W]

Related Elements¶

• Accelerated middle schools program model

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

• Hanley Chiang, Brian Gill. (2010). The Impacts of Philadelphia's Accelerated Schools on Academic Progress and Graduation. Cambridge, MA: Mathematica Policy Research. https://www.mathematica.org/publications/the-impacts-of-philadelphias-accelerated-schools-on-academic-progress-and-graduation