Not exact matches
Students also scored nearly 0.20 standard deviations higher on the verbal portion of the ACT, were
substantially more likely to pass trigonometry and chemistry classes by 11th
grade, and earned higher
grade point
averages (GPAs) after 9th
grade.
If black students in the sample continue to lose ground through 9th
grade at the rate experienced in the first two years of school, they will lag behind white students on
average by a full standard deviation in raw math and reading scores and by more than two - thirds of a standard deviation in math even after controlling for observable characteristics (the gap would be
substantially smaller in reading).
As a result, homework completion rates,
grade point
averages, and the pass rate on the high school exit exam have all
substantially improved.
the suspension rates in the middle
grades in the 10 Ed - Reform districts (22.3 percent), the Public Charter Schools (26.3 percent), the Endowed Academies (18.5 percent), and the State School Districts (24.3 percent) are
substantially greater than the state
average (10.1 percent).
the suspension rate in the elementary
grades in the Public Charter Schools (14 percent) is almost twice that in the 10 Ed - Reform districts (7.3 percent), both of which are
substantially greater than the state
average (3 percent).
On
average, boys in the program increased their
grade point
average to 2.12 in 2014,
substantially higher than the 1.7
grade point
average among black boys not participating in the program.