Democracy Prep Public Schools¶
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Evidence · 5 claims (5 for) · 3 studies (3 causal),q2–q4· 0 of 3 report an effect size · 3 claims rest on one study
Description¶
A charter-school network operated by Democracy Prep that serves middle- and high-school students through a civic-education-focused school model intended to prepare them for effective citizenship.
Components¶
- Democracy Prep Public Schools charter network: Democracy Prep is a charter school network that, in the report's words, "seeks to prepare students for effective citizenship." The network operates middle and high-school grades, admitted early cohorts through admissions lotteries, and its civic outcomes were evaluated by matching lottery records to a national registration and voting database. (Brian Gill et al. (2018))
Claims¶
- There is a 98 percent probability that enrolling in Democracy Prep produced positive impacts on both voter registration and voting [+M]
- Enrolling in Democracy Prep increases student voter registration rates by about 16 percentage points [+M]
- Enrolling in Democracy Prep increases student voting rates in the 2016 election by about 12 percentage points [+M]
- Civic-education-focused schooling can boost civic participation in adulthood [+M]
- Democracy Prep charter schools boost student voting, according to the article's headline finding [+M]
Related Products and Programmes¶
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Key Sources¶
- Brian Gill, Charles Tilley, Emilyn Whitesell, Mariel Finucane, Liz Potamites, Sean Corcoran. (2018). The Impact of Democracy Prep Public Schools on Civic Participation. Princeton, NJ: Mathematica Policy Research. https://www.mathematica.org/publications/the-impact-of-democracy-prep-public-schools-on-civic-participation
- Brian Gill, Emilyn Rubel Whitesell, Sean P. Corcoran, Charles Tilley, Mariel Finucane, Liz Potamites. (2020). Can Charter Schools Boost Civic Participation? The Impact of Democracy Prep Public Schools on Voting Behavior. American Political Science Review, vol. 114, issue 4. https://www.mathematica.org/publications/can-charter-schools-boost-civic-participation-the-impact-of-democracy-prep-public-schools-on-voting
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Democracy Prep Public Schools |
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A charter-school network operated by Democracy Prep that serves middle- and high-school students through a civic-education-focused school model intended to prepare them for effective citizenship. |
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