Sarah Cashdollar

Associate Director of Research at the Illinois Education and Workforce Research Collaborative (IWERC), Discovery Partners Institute, University of Illinois

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➡ Well over 30% of Black, Latino and high school students are chronically absent, threatening the positive strides in academic progress.

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➡ Only a small percentage of students who left the Illinois public school system during COVID-19 have returned.

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➡ Historically marginalized groups have recovered more quickly than other groups, but they also lost more ground initially, resulting in greater overall disparities.

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How are Illinois students doing post-pandemic? Our project, led by @MarianaBat, found 🧵:
➡ Elementary and middle school students’ test scores have rebounded significantly, while high school test scores continue to decline.

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Honored to be one of the first Dual Enrollment Research Fund grantees! Over the next two years we’ll be exploring how dual enrollment can best support #studentsuccess in college & career. Learn more at https://t.co/imRtDUtTNs

Excited and greateful for the opportunity!

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Thanks @WGEM for highlighting @IWERC_research’s dual credit report!

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Dual enrollment is making college more affordable than ever in Illinois.

To help students get a head start with credits without the pain of tuition, high schools across our state are offering college-level courses. https://t.co/g4ZgxviB8h

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Thank you @PeterQHancock for talking with me about @IWERC_research's latest findings on dual credit trends in Illinois!

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Thank you @chalkbeatCHI and @sammie_smylie for featuring @IWERC_research's newest report in this thoughtful story on the work school districts and community colleges are doing to improve access and equity in dual credit

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Dual credit courses are growing in Illinois, but students of color are less likely to take them, a new report found. @sammie_smylie @petrinkae take a closer look at the data in this story for @chalkbeatCHI https://t.co/WwVaFktMl4

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Thank you to @JoyceFdn for funding this work!

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Why does expansion of dual credit often lead to exacerbated participation gaps across demographic groups? I was privileged to examine DC participation trends in Illinois. The @IWERC_research report, released yesterday, points to several explanations 🧵 https://t.co/tF4VPeH0c4

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Implications: (1) increase DC in districts that currently have the lowest participation, especially urban and suburban districts; and (2) expand participation in the DC coursework that districts already offer to more students from subgroups that are currently underrepresented

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"Monday is college decision day for high school seniors, and Illinois has a problem."
@megbates_IWERC and @MarianaBat explain the problem and what to do about it in this excellent opinion piece in the @chicagotribune https://t.co/y72iPnUv35

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Specifically, research was conducted by @MarianaBat and @megbates_IWERC. Congrats on a job well-done!

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So many interesting findings from @IWERC_research about how Illinois students make college decisions, including whether to stay or leave the state. One that I found most surprising was that stayers and leavers value similar college qualities (e.g. cost, reputation), but...

[Mariana (she/ella) @MarianaBat]

Excited and proud to share the launch of our most recent report, part of our college-going series study, that explores decision-making processes to choose and attend a 4-year #college 🧵

#decisionmaking #collegegoing #collegechoice

https://t.co/ey7wjA6G3S