Students in Expeditionary Learning middle schools perform better in reading and math than counterparts in other public schools¶

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Evidence · 2 studies · 2 causal r? · q2
Currency · newest study 2013 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? EL middle school students outperform comparable public school students in both reading and math achievement, according to the first rigorous study of the EL model. → Ira Nichols-Barrer 2013

q2 i? Students in Expeditionary Learning middle schools perform better in reading and math than students in comparable public schools, per the evaluation brief. → Various authors 2013

Evidence¶

Ira Nichols-Barrer 2013¶

Ira Nichols-Barrer, Joshua Haimson. (2013). Impacts of Five Expeditionary Learning Middle Schools on Academic Achievement. Cambridge, MA: Mathematica Policy Research. https://www.mathematica.org/publications/impacts-of-five-expeditionary-learning-middle-schools-on-academic-achievement

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The report page summarizes the study's headline finding: EL middle school students "perform better in reading and math than their counterparts in other public schools." No effect sizes, sample sizes, or test statistics are printed on the page.

"In the first rigorous study of the impacts of Expeditionary Learning (EL) model schools, Mathematica found that EL middle school students perform better in reading and math than their counterparts in other public schools."

Various authors 2013¶

Various authors. (2013). Evaluation of Expeditionary Learning Middle Schools (In Focus Brief). Princeton, NJ: Mathematica Policy Research. https://www.mathematica.org/publications/evaluation-of-expeditionary-learning-middle-schools

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The brief's headline statement of the evaluation's central finding, comparing EL middle school students with their public school counterparts in reading and math. No effect sizes, sample sizes, or test statistics are printed on the page.

"EL middle school students perform better in reading and math than their public school counterparts."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• In the vast majority of 22 KIPP middle schools, impacts on students' state assessment scores in math and reading are positive, statistically significant, and educationally substantial — related
• The evaluation covers 43 KIPP middle schools across 13 states and the District of Columbia and is the most rigorous large-scale evaluation of KIPP charters to date — related