Media reporting of the findings pointed to the larger negative effects in the first year and smaller negative effects in the third year as good news. (educationnext.org)
But they point in a positive direction, and are precise enough that we can rule out the possibility that teacher departures due to the ERI had even small negative effects. (educationnext.org)
When initially entered, sexual risk behavior at Wave 1 had small negative effects on both parent connectedness and supportive friendships at Wave 2, B = — 0.06, SE = 0.02, p =.006, and B = — 0.12, SE = 0.04, p =.007, respectively, indicating that adolescents reporting sexual risk behavior at Wave 1 experienced slight relative decreases in supportive relationships over time. (academic.oup.com)