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Student-Level Analysis of Year 4 (2006-07) Achievement Outcomes for Tennessee Secondary Charter Schools

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Title: Student-Level Analysis of Year 4 (2006-07) Achievement Outcomes for Tennessee Secondary Charter Schools
Language: English
Authors: Todd A. Zoblotsky, Steven M. Ross, Haixia Qian, Aaron J. McDonald, University of Memphis, Center for Research in Educational Policy (CREP)
Source: Center for Research in Educational Policy (CREP). 2008.
Availability: Center for Research in Educational Policy (CREP). University of Memphis, Newport Hall #201, 610 Goodman Street, Memphis, TN 38152. Tel: 866-670-6147; Tel: 901-678-2310; e-mail: CREP@memphis.edu; Web site: https://www.memphis.edu/crep/
Peer Reviewed: N
Page Count: 52
Publication Date: 2008
Document Type: Reports - Research
Education Level: Secondary Education
Descriptors: Secondary School Students, Charter Schools, Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Matched Groups, Secondary Schools
Geographic Terms: Tennessee
Assessment and Survey Identifiers: Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program
Abstract: This report presents student-level achievement results for Tennessee charter schools that serve students in middle and high school grades. Two schools began operation in 2003-04 -- Memphis Academy of Health Sciences (MAHS) and Memphis Academy of Science and Engineering (MASE); two were established in 2004-05 -- City University School of Liberal Arts (City U) and Yo! Academy; and three opened in 2005-06 -- The Soulsville Charter School (formerly Stax Music Academy), Memphis Business Academy (MBA), and KIPP Academy Nashville. These three cohorts were therefore completing their fourth, third, and second academic years respectively at the time the achievement tests were administered in the 2006-07 school year. To examine student achievement outcomes, the authors employed a matched program-control design at the student level at these schools. In this design, each charter school student was paired with a comparable "control" student who attended the same or a similar district school in the year prior to the former's charter school enrollment.
Abstractor: ERIC
Entry Date: 2024
Accession Number: ED661324
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:This report presents student-level achievement results for Tennessee charter schools that serve students in middle and high school grades. Two schools began operation in 2003-04 -- Memphis Academy of Health Sciences (MAHS) and Memphis Academy of Science and Engineering (MASE); two were established in 2004-05 -- City University School of Liberal Arts (City U) and Yo! Academy; and three opened in 2005-06 -- The Soulsville Charter School (formerly Stax Music Academy), Memphis Business Academy (MBA), and KIPP Academy Nashville. These three cohorts were therefore completing their fourth, third, and second academic years respectively at the time the achievement tests were administered in the 2006-07 school year. To examine student achievement outcomes, the authors employed a matched program-control design at the student level at these schools. In this design, each charter school student was paired with a comparable "control" student who attended the same or a similar district school in the year prior to the former's charter school enrollment.