The researchers compared OneGoal Fellows in Chicago with students with similar academic profiles and socioeconomic backgrounds and found evidence that OneGoal has a positive and statistically significant effect on postsecondary enrollment, persistence, and graduation.
“The results are highly encouraging across a broad swath of academic outcomes, suggesting that OneGoal’s interventions have important potential for designing a pathway toward greater postsecondary success for more of the City's young people, including Black and Latinx students, who are disproportionately underserved.”
It’s impressive to see that as OneGoal scaled in recent years it sustained its impact. By increasing high school graduation rates, OneGoal is growing the pool of students that can access higher education. They are ultimately helping more students enroll and complete their degrees, which benefits not only the students but entire communities.”
Arne Duncan
Managing Partner
Chicago CRED;
Former U.S. Secretary of Education;
Former Chicago Public Schools CEO
OneGoal’s results are outstanding. This kind of rigorous evaluation is very important for increasing high school graduation rates, college access, and college completion. OneGoal’s model has the potential to inform large-scale improvements across the US.”
Dr. Katherine Klein
Professor of Management, Vice-Dean
Wharton Social Impact Initiative
This study confirms the transformative impact of OneGoal on not only high school graduation rates but also college outcomes. The increase in college graduation rates shows that OneGoal’s positive impacts are sustained over time, making their approach a potentially critical component of efforts to address equity gaps nationally.”
Dr. Timothy M. Renick
Executive Director
National Institute for Student Success
Georgia State University
As a researcher in this area, I know how rare it is to see results of this magnitude. It is inspiring to see quantitative evidence of OneGoal’s life-changing impacts on students who have traditionally been the most underserved.”
Dr. Chris Avery
Roy E. Larsen Professor of Public Policy
Harvard University
I’m thrilled to see these results. More proof that OneGoal is having a transformational impact on our most underserved students. That’s exactly the kind of intervention we need to truly become the country that provides economic opportunity for all.”
John White
Managing Principal
Watershed Advisors;
Former Louisiana Superintendent of Education
The results of the Inclusive Economy Lab’s comprehensive examination of OneGoal’s student support program highlight an important strategy for supporting more CPS graduates to achieve their goals in the transition to and through college. We appreciate the commitment of our partners and remain dedicated to innovation as we strive to break down entrenched barriers and build brighter futures for all of our young people.”
Dr. Heidi Truax
Executive Director
Office of School Counseling and Postsecondary Advising
Chicago Public Schools
Hear how research and data have played a vital role in the systems developed by OneGoal over the past 15 years and continue to inform our strategies today. As part of this webinar, we will dig into the findings of the UChicago Inclusive Economy Lab study.