Kauffman students had higher attendance rates than other similar students in Kansas City¶

Claim · All claims
Evidence · 1 study · causal r? · q3
Currency · newest study 2021 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person · overdue for a recheck since 2024: local conditions change quickly

Subclaims¶

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q3 i? Kauffman students had higher attendance rates than other similar students in Kansas City. → Matthew Johnson 2021

Evidence¶

Matthew Johnson 2021¶

Matthew Johnson, Alicia Demers. (2021). Ewing Marion Kauffman School Year 9 Impacts. Mathematica. https://www.mathematica.org/publications/ewing-marion-kauffman-school-year-9-impacts

q3 · i? · causal · r?

Behavioral finding from the report's nine-year evaluation of the Kauffman School, which assessed attendance among other outcomes. The article reports "higher attendance rates" relative to "other similar students in Kansas City"; no effect size is printed.

"Kauffman students had higher attendance rates and were less likely to be suspended than other similar students in Kansas City."

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

Time and Continuity — outcome: instruction changes it

Kauffman students had higher attendance rates and were less likely to be suspended than similar Kansas City students — a broader claim this one bears on
The Kauffman School raised student attendance by approximately 1 percentage point relative to comparison students — a narrower finding that bears on this claim
In 2021-22 the Kauffman School increased attendance rates by approximately 1 percentage point — a narrower finding that bears on this claim
Kauffman students were less likely to be suspended than other similar students in Kansas City — related
The Kauffman School suspends students at a substantially higher rate than other schools in Kansas City — related
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 Kauffman School students were 12 percentage points more likely than comparison students to receive at least one suspension — related

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`title`	`Kauffman students had higher attendance rates than other similar students in Kansas City`
`description`	`Kauffman students had higher attendance rates than other similar students in Kansas City`
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`evidence_strength`	`moderate`
`newest_evidence`	`2021`
`recheck_by`	`2024`
`generated`	by `process:wiki-ingest` on `2026-10-09`
`trust`	unverified — no one has confirmed this page's content
`sources`	1 — `matthew-johnson-2021`

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