Making the Case: Compelling Data
This growing library features data points describing the impacts and outcomes of student-centered and competency-based teaching and learning. The data are sourced from research studies, evaluation reports and journal articles, as well as evidence collected directly by classroom, school, district and state leaders.
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Accuracy and Inclusivity Guide AI Adoption
When 60 math teachers’ criteria for artificial intelligence adoption were analyzed, accuracy (trustworthy and grounded in facts) and inclusiveness (accessible to diverse cognitive and cultural needs of users) emerged as the top considerations, with each chosen by 13% as their highest adoption criteria.
Parents Support Career and Technical Training
A survey of approximately 1,500 parents of K-12 public school students found 94% of parents supported offering all high school students the option to take classes in career, technical and trade skills.
Parents Support Dual Enrollment Options
In a survey of approximately 1,500 parents of K-12 public school students, 93% reported supporting giving all high school students the option to take dual-credit classes.
A New Vision of Learning Leads to 100% Graduation in PA School
By shifting to a flexible learning model, a rural Pennsylvania high school achieved a 100% graduation rates, up from 78.95% 5 years earlier. Community experts provide guidance through outside experiences like volunteer firefighting and classes like veterinary sciences. Student growth is captured through holistic "Village Transcripts."
NH Career-connected Learning Improves Career Awareness
Half of the 8,500 New Hampshire 5-12 graders surveyed by NH Learning Initiative reported career-connected learning (CCL) experiences like career fairs, job shadows, internships and volunteering have improved their career awareness. 42% of middle and 47% of high school students noted learning about a career previously unknown to them through CCL.
NH Students Report Impact of Career-connected Learning on Future Planning
One-third of the 8,500 New Hampshire 5-12 graders surveyed by NH Learning Initiative reported career-connected learning experiences informed their postsecondary plans. Those with community experiences – internships, apprenticeships or job shadows – were more likely to report an impact on future plans (57%, 54% and 51% respectively).
Low-income and Minority Students Get Biggest Benefit from Dual Enrollment
A recent review of national data showed four years after high school, low-income students who participated in dual enrollment (DE) had an advantage in bachelor’s degree completion compared to non-DE students (28% vs. 20%). Black DE students received bachelor’s degrees at a rate of 29% vs. 18% and Hispanic students at a rate of 25% vs. 19%.
HS Students in Dual Enrollment Are More Likely to Start College within One Year
A recent national study that followed students since 2015 showed 81% who took dual enrollment started college within one year of high school graduation, compared to national average of 70%. Fifty-one percent enrolled at four-year and 30% at community colleges. (Research does not distinguish if students self-selected or were previously excelling.)
Dual Enrollment Improves College Completion Rates
A review of national data from a 2015 high school cohort found that of the students who participated in dual enrollment and entered college right after high school, 36% completed a bachelor’s and 12% an associate degree within 4 years. Rates were only 34% and 9%, respectively, for those who started college without any dual enrollment experience.
Early College Programs in MA Increase College Persistence
An analysis of Massachusetts data indicated that attending an early college high school more than doubled a student’s odds of immediately enrolling in a postsecondary program and then persisting to a second year of college (odds ratio=2.27). Forty one percent of early college students persist compared to 24% of matched peers.
In MA, Early College High Schools Result in Postsecondary Enrollment without Interruption
A recent analysis of Massachusetts data found 69% of students who graduated from state-designated early college high schools in 2019, 2020 and 2021 went on to postsecondary studies without interruption, compared to 54% of their matched peers state-wide.
Underserved Students in Student-centered CO Network Graduate at Higher Rates
Eighty-five percent of students at New Legacy Charter, a Big Picture Network school in Colorado serving primarily pregnant and parenting teens, graduate; compared with 50% nationally. Students also have taken a college course, internship or certification.