The Kauffman School had positive, statistically significant, and educationally meaningful impacts on student achievement growth in mathematics, reading, and science during its first four years¶

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q2 i? During the 2011-2012 through 2014-2015 school years, the Kauffman School produced positive, statistically significant, and educationally meaningful impacts on student achievement growth in mathematics, reading, and science. → Matthew Johnson 2016

Evidence¶

Matthew Johnson 2016¶

Matthew Johnson, Alicia Demers, Cleo Jacobs Johnson, Claudia Gentile. (2016). Ewing Marion Kauffman School Evaluation Impact Report Year 4. Oakland, CA: Mathematica Policy Research. https://www.mathematica.org/publications/ewing-marion-kauffman-school-evaluation-impact-report-year-4

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Quasi-experimental evaluation of the Kauffman School using a matched comparison group design over four school years. The report states the school "had positive, statistically significant, and educationally meaningful impacts on student achievement growth" in three subjects; no effect sizes are printed in the available text.

"In the 2011-2012 through 2014-2015 school years, the Kauffman School had positive, statistically significant, and educationally meaningful impacts on student achievement growth in mathematics, reading, and science."

Discussion¶

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