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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Feedback for Growth Builds Deep Learning in Math
In 2022, 100 teachers in Yonkers worked to improve the quality of feedback to students focused on growth, a research-backed strategy to deepen math learning and close performance gaps. Surveys of 3,458 middle schoolers showed in just 4 months, students experienced 10% growth of strong teacher feedback in 2 schools and 6-7% growth in 4 more schools.
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.
One-Third Graduate with Associate Degree at Personalized, Tech-Focused HS
At CodeRVA, a computer science-focused regional Virginia high school offering personalized, blended learning, nearly 100% of students graduate on time (97% in 2023 and 100% in 2022, 2021 and 2020) and one-third have also earned an associate degree.
Real-world Projects Boost Engagement
Phone surveys administered throughout the day at IowaBIG, a community- and project-based program, showed students were more engaged at the program or with community partners than at their traditional schools. They were significantly more likely to report feeling engaged, active, capable, happy, in control and like they were putting in high effort.
100% of 4th Graders Score Proficient in ELA and Math at NY Charter
At the student-centered New York charter LEAD (formerly Concourse Village Elementary), 100% of 4th graders scored proficient on both math and ELA state assessments. In contrast, only 29% of students across the district scored proficient on ELA and 29% on math.
New York City School’s Career Technical Education Program Boosts Graduation Rates
Brooklyn STEAM, a New York City Career Technical Education Program in which students participate in project-based career studies along with academic subjects at their home high schools, reported 88% of the 2021 class graduated, compared to 79% across NYC as a whole.
Whole Child Schools in DC Rate High in Social-Emotional Learning
Students at the 5 DC elementary schools in the Whole-Child Collaborative’s pilot cohort saw statistically significant increases after a year implementing the student well-being model (2019-2020) in each of the SEL competencies measured on the Panorama SEL Assessment. These included self-efficacy, social awareness, perseverance and belonging.
Feedback for Growth Also Improved Classroom Community and Student Voice
Schools in Yonkers, New York that improved the quality of individualized feedback focused on growth in math also raised perception of supportive teaching, classroom community and student voice in surveys of 3,000+ middle school students in 2022. One site raised community scores 5, student voice 7 and supportive teaching 6 percentage points.
New York City School’s Career and Technical Education Program Boasts Higher College Enrollment
In 2021, 71% of the students attending the student-centered Career and Technical Education program at Brooklyn STEAM enrolled in college compared to just 58% of all New York City students.
Empowering Students and Teachers in St. Louis Sparks Academic Progress
With St. Louis Public Schools and Washington University, two struggling elementary schools have turned around by focusing on student voice and teacher empowerment. MAP Math scores have increased 2.5-fold and science 5-fold. Scores rose in three years from 10% meeting basic standards to 27% meeting math and 47% meeting science standards in 2022.
Whole Child Schools in DC Rate High in SEL
Students at the five DC elementary schools in the Whole-Child Collaborative’s pilot cohort saw statistically significant increases after a year implementing the student well-being model (2019-2020) in each of the Social-emotional Learning (SEL) competencies measured on the Panorama SEL Assessment. These included self-efficacy, social awareness, p
Students with Disabilities Thrive with Personalization in Atlanta
Tapestry Public Charter School, catering mainly to students with IEPs and/or 504 plans, achieved a 100% graduation rate for students with disabilities in 2020-2021, despite pandemic challenges. In 2018-2019, 90% of such students graduated, compared to 46.4% in the district, and in 2019-20, it was 80% compared to 54.6%.
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