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Forward to High School and College  \nMiddle Grade Indicators of Readiness in Chicago Public Schools  \nElaine M. Allensworth, Julia A. Gwynne, Paul Moore, and Marisa de la Torre  \nTABLE OF CONTENTS  \n1 Executive Summary  \n7 Introduction  \nChapter 1  \n17 Issues in Developing and Evaluating Indicators  \nChapter 2  \n23 Changes in Academic Performance from Eighth to Ninth Grade  \nChapter 3  \n29 Middle Grade Indicators of  \nHigh School Course Performance  \nChapter 4  \n47 Who Is at Risk of Being Off-Track at the End of Ninth Grade?  \nChapter 5  \n55 Who Is at Risk of Earning Less Than As or Bs in High School?  \nChapter 6  \n63 Indicators of Whether Students  \nWill Meet Test Benchmarks  \nChapter 7  \n75 Who Is at Risk of Not Reaching the PLAN and ACT Benchmarks?  \nChapter 8  \n81 How Grades, Attendance, and Test Scores Change  \nChapter 9  \n93 Interpretive Summary  \n99 References  \n104 Appendices A-E  \nACKNOWLEDGEMENTS  \nThe authors would like to acknowledge the many people who contributed to this work. We thank Robert Balfanzand Julian Betts for providing us with very thoughtful review and feedback which were used to revise this report. We also thank Mary Ann Pitcher and Sarah Duncan, at the Network for College Success, and members of our Steering Committee, especially Karen Lewis, for their valuable feedback. Our colleagues at UChicago CCSR and UChicago UEI, including Shayne Evans, David Johnson, Thomas Kelley-Kemple, and Jenny Nagaoka, were instrumental in helping us think about the ways in which this research would be most useful to practitioners and policy makers. We were fortunate to receive substantial feedback and assistance from the UChicago CCSR communications staff, Bronwyn McDaniel, Jessica Puller, and Emily Krone. We thank the Chicago Public Schools for providing us the data that allowed us to do this work. All work at UChicago CCSR is also supported by operating grants from the Spencer Foundation and the Lewis-Sebring Family Foundation. This study was made possible by a grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, to which we are very grateful.  \n\n| This report was produced by UChicago CCSR’s publications and communications staff: Emily Krone, Director for Outreach and Communication; Bronwyn McDaniel, Senior Manager for Outreach and Communications; and Jessica Puller, Communications Specialist. | Graphic Design: Jeff Hall Design\u003Cbr>Photography: David Schalliol\u003Cbr>Editing: Ann Lindner |\n| --- | --- |\n\n[11.2014/pdf/jh.design@rcn.com](11.2014/pdf/jh.design@rcn.com)  \nMIDDLE GRADE INDICATORS OF READINESS  \nExecutive Summary  \nAcross the country, policymakers are raising the expectations for educational attainment. With changes to the economy resulting in dire economic prospects for high school dropouts, high school graduation has become a necessity. In fact, high school graduation is no longer considered sufficient; policymakers are calling on the nation’s schools to graduate all students ready for college and careers.  \nMuch of the pressure to improve educational attainment is on high schools, but focus has also turned to earlier grades. There is a very large population of students who struggle with the transition from the middle grades to high school, raising concerns that high school failures are partially a function of poor middle grade preparation. 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