ERIC Number: EJ1260549
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020-Aug
Pages: 34
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0002-8312
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Summer Credit Recovery Impact on Newcomer English Learners
American Educational Research Journal, v57 n4 p1757-1790 Aug 2020
Prior research shows that English learners (ELs) lag behind their peers in academic achievement and education attainment. The persisting gap is partly attributed to ELs' limited exposure to academic content. This article investigates the efficacy of a summer credit recovery program aimed at expanding high school newcomer ELs' access to academic subjects. Leveraging student-level data from a large urban district in California, I use a difference-in-differences-in-differences approach to estimate the program's impact on high school course taking, English proficiency, and graduation. Credit recovery increased the number of math, English Language Arts, science, and social science classes taken by newcomer EL students. Effects on 4- and 5-year graduation rates are imprecisely estimated. I also find suggestive evidence for positive effects on English proficiency.
Descriptors: Credits, English Language Learners, Program Effectiveness, Immigrants, High School Students, Access to Education, Academic Achievement, Urban Schools, Language Proficiency, Graduation Rate, Summer Schools, Student Characteristics, College Preparation, Graduation Requirements, Standardized Tests, Scores
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: High Schools; Secondary Education; Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: Institute of Education Sciences (ED)
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Identifiers - Location: California
IES Funded: Yes
Grant or Contract Numbers: R305B140009