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Practice Outpacing Policy?\u00a0\u00a0Credit Recovery in American School Districts<\/strong>. Traditionally, students who failed classes could get credit by taking the class over during summer school.\u00a0\u00a0In a relatively brief period of time, most high schools have a undergone a complete and rapid transformation in this area, shifting to \u201ccredit recovery\u201d programs to help at-risk students earn credits towards graduation for classes they have failed.\u00a0\u00a0These programs typically offer online alternatives to students rather than having them retake the failed class.\u00a0\u00a0In the 2015-16 school year approximately three out of four high schools offered credit recovery programs with about 6% of all students participating.\u00a0\u00a0This growth in credit recovery programs, rapid expansion of new online models, and numerous cases of misuse to inflate graduation rates highlight the need for research into the implementation and effectiveness of this intervention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This study examined the policies and practices of a representative sample of high schools to identify how they structure their credit recovery programs.\u00a0\u00a0It found:\u00a0\u00a0Over 95% of the credit recovery program had online components (58% online with some in-person instruction, 37% were exclusively online).\u00a0\u00a0Seventy-eight percent used just one online credit recovery provider to manage their system.\u00a0\u00a0Eighty-seven percent of districts offer credit recovery programs year-round.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Forty percent of the districts limited credit recovery to courses <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Traditionally, students who failed classes could get credit by taking the course over during summer school. In a relatively brief time, most high schools have undergone a complete and rapid transformation in this area, shifting to \u201ccredit recovery\u201d programs to help at-risk students earn credits towards graduation for classes they have failed. These programs typically offer online alternatives to students rather than having them retake the failed class. In the 2015-16 school year, approximately three out of four high schools offered credit recovery programs with, about 6% of all students participating. This growth in credit recovery programs, a rapid expansion of new online models, and numerous cases of misuse to inflate graduation rates highlight the need for research into the implementation and effectiveness of this intervention
\nThis study examined the policies and practices of a representative sample of high schools to identify how they structure their credit recovery programs. It found: Over 95% of the credit recovery program had online components (58% online with some in-person instruction, 37% were exclusively online). Seventy-eight percent used just one online credit recovery provider to manage their system. Eighty-seven percent of districts offer credit recovery programs year-round. Forty percent of the districts limited credit recovery to courses required for graduation. Only 16% limited the option to twelfth graders, allowing students from all high school grades to avail themselves of the option. The study concluded that \u201cmany districts\u2019 policies allow lots of flexibility for student access and assessment with relatively little constraint. Taken individually, these policies could be justifiable but taken together, and they leave credit recovery programs ripe for abuse.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Citation<\/strong>:\u00a0 Malkus, N. (2019). Practice Outpacing Policy?\u00a0\u00a0Credit Recovery in American School Districts.\u00a0\u00a0American Enterprise Institute<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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