While white, black and Hispanic children all made
modest test score gains in DC since 2003, the Rhee agenda has not significantly narrowed achievement gaps between the various demographic groups, nor has it brought disadvantaged DC youth up to the national average scores for peers of their same race and class in other cities.
How many schools will be able to spend $ 15 million to get increased attendance and
modest test score gains?
New York vouchers (Chingos and Peterson, 2013)--
modest test score gain, larger college enrollment improvement
Not exact matches
Results from a new report on
test scores show the nation's students making
modest gains in math and science in recent years, while failing to significantly increase their reading and writing performance.
Despite the vast majority of randomized control trials (RCTs) of private school choice showing significant, positive
test score effects for at least some subgroups of students, some of those
gains have been
modest and other effects have been null for at least some subgroups.
These students will likely
score well on proficiency
tests, while showing more
modest learning
gains since they are already ahead of their expected grade level.
In short, Michelle Rhee and her successor, Kaya Henderson, have presided over a landscape of
modest raw
test score gains.