ERIC Number: EJ917518
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2011
Pages: 14
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ISSN: ISSN-1082-4669
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The Effect of Communities in Schools on High School Dropout and Graduation Rates: Results from a Multiyear, School-Level Quasi-Experimental Study
Porowski, Allan; Passa, Aikaterini
Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk, v16 n1 p24-37 2011
Communities In Schools, Inc. (CIS) is a nationwide initiative designed to connect needed community resources with schools to help students, particularly those identified as at-risk, successfully learn, stay in school, and prepare for life. As part of a comprehensive 5-year national evaluation of CIS, ICF International conducted a school-level quasi-experimental study on 123 CIS high schools and 123 matched comparison high schools, using public use data from 7 different states. The study examined the differences in high school dropout and graduation rates between CIS and its comparison schools over a 4-year period, starting from the year prior to CIS implementation to 3 years after implementation. Our analyses showed that CIS high schools made stronger gains in on-time graduation rates, and had greater reductions in dropout rates, than comparison schools over the same period. Results were considerably stronger for CIS schools that implemented the CIS model with a high degree of fidelity. (Contains 8 tables, 2 figures, and 2 footnotes.)
Descriptors: High Schools, Graduation Rate, Dropout Rate, Community Resources, Program Implementation, Program Effectiveness, Achievement Gains, Audits (Verification), Educational Assessment, Dropout Programs, Dropout Prevention, Community Involvement, Community Organizations, Comparative Analysis, Institutional Characteristics, Predictor Variables, Program Evaluation
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: High Schools
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Language: English
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What Works Clearinghouse Reviewed: Does Not Meet Evidence Standards
WWC Study Page: http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/study/72456