Kauffman students had higher attendance rates and were less likely to be suspended than similar Kansas City students¶
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Evidence · 1 study · causalr?·q2
Currency · newest study 2020 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person
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q2 i? Kauffman students had higher attendance rates and were less likely to be suspended compared to other similar students in Kansas City. → Matthew Johnson 2020
Evidence¶
Matthew Johnson 2020¶
Matthew Johnson, Dan Thal. (2020). Ewing Marion Kauffman School Year 8 Impacts. Mathematica. https://www.mathematica.org/publications/ewing-marion-kauffman-school-year-8-impacts
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Key finding on two behavioral outcomes from the eight-year evaluation: "higher attendance rates" and lower likelihood of suspension relative to similar students in Kansas City; no rates or statistics are printed in the text provided.
"Kauffman students had higher attendance rates and were less likely to be suspended compared to other similar students in Kansas City."
Discussion¶
Related Claims¶
- Kauffman students were less likely to be suspended than other similar students in Kansas City — a narrower finding that bears on this claim
- Kauffman students had higher attendance rates than other similar students in Kansas City — a narrower finding that bears on this claim
- The Kauffman School suspends students at a substantially higher rate than other schools in Kansas City — reports the opposite
- The Kauffman School raised student attendance by approximately 1 percentage point relative to comparison students — a narrower finding that bears on this claim
- Days lost to suspension at the Kauffman School are small on average relative to instructional time added by its extended school day and year — related
- In 2021-22 the Kauffman School increased attendance rates by approximately 1 percentage point — related
- In 2021-22 Kauffman School students were 12 percentage points more likely than comparison students to receive at least one suspension — reports the opposite
- During its first seven years, the Kauffman School had substantial positive impacts on student achievement growth in mathematics, English language arts, and science beyond growth in other Kansas City public schools — related
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Kauffman students had higher attendance rates and were less likely to be suspended than similar Kansas City students |
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Kauffman students had higher attendance rates and were less likely to be suspended than similar Kansas City students |
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2020 |
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