This rigorous analysis from the first year found that students who participated in this middle school STEM summer program in robotics on math achievement and student interest in STEM subjects and careers, which culminated in a city - wide tournament, had
significantly higher school attendance the following year compared to a matched comparison group who did not attend summer school.
Not exact matches
Both student and teacher
attendance is
higher than at other local
schools, with the student
attendance rate surpassing that of every other middle
school in the district (and
significantly better than the citywide average).
The results: a
school attendance rate
significantly higher than similar programs nationally, improved communications with parents, and a remarkable collaboration with
school teachers that could prove a model for out - of -
school - time programs.
Franklin's success in dramatically enhancing the learning process in his inner - city (NYC)
high school, expanding parental involvement, increasing post-secondary
school attendance and
significantly lowering the students» dropout rate, has been documented in 25 books, 77 newspaper and magazine articles and five internationally released videos.
This week's brief includes new research from a February 2018 study that found «that the implementation of DACA
significantly improved
attendance and graduation rates among Hispanic
high school students, with the gap in
high school completion between undocumented Hispanic young people and their citizen peers shrinking by 40 percent.
In a few
schools, the rate of persistent absence remains
high and the
attendance of pupils eligible for free
schools meals is
significantly worse than in similar
schools.
Students enrolled in WINGS for kids after
school program have
significantly higher math & reading scores, better grades, improved
school attendance, and reported
higher self - esteem and less anxiety than non-WINGS students.
Among students who regularly attended OST programs, they had
higher promotion rates than their peers, entered 6th and 9th grade with
higher school attendance (important transition grades to middle and
high school), and were
significantly less likely to be chronically absent.
Participating
schools enjoy
significantly higher breakfast participation, improved student
attendance, and improved student behavior.
The
schools that had a 10 percent
higher concentration of low maternal education had
significantly worse math scores, reading scores and
attendance records.