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Ninth Grade Academies (NGAs): Creating a Personalized Learning Environment for Ninth-Grade Students to Improve Student Outcomes and Progress Toward Graduation

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Intervention Details

Subjects

English Language Arts, Math, Science & STEM

Academic Program

General Education

Duration

N/A

Grade

9

Personnel

Administrator, General Education Teacher, Principal

Intervention Summary

Ninth Grade Academies (NGAs)

Statistical Finding Summary

No effect on credits earned in core subjects

No effect on promotion to tenth grade

No effect on proficiency on English language arts state test

No effect on proficiency on math state test

No effect on grade point average in core subject areas

No effect on attendance rate

No effect on in-school suspensions

No effect on out-of-school suspensions

No effect on expulsions

Source

Ivonne, G. & Marie-Andrée, S. (2016). Helping Students Make the Transition into High School: The Effect of Ninth Grade Academies on Students' Academic and Behavioral Outcomes (ED566404). ERIC. https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED566404.pdf.

Data Sample by Population

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