The Kauffman School suspends students at a substantially higher rate than other schools in Kansas City¶
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Evidence · 1 study · causalr?·q3
Currency · newest study 2016 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person · overdue for a recheck since 2019: local conditions change quickly
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q3 i? The Kauffman School suspends students at a substantially higher rate than other schools in Kansas City. → Matthew Johnson 2016
Evidence¶
Matthew Johnson 2016¶
Matthew Johnson, Eric Lundquist, Alicia Demers, Cleo Jacobs Johnson, Claudia Gentile. (2016). Ewing Marion Kauffman School Evaluation Impact Report: Year 3. Mathematica Policy Research. https://www.mathematica.org/publications/ewing-marion-kauffman-school-evaluation-impact-report-year-3
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The matched comparison group evaluation compared suspension rates between the Kauffman School and other Kansas City schools, finding "a substantially higher rate" at Kauffman. No suspension rate figures or effect sizes are printed in the available text.
"We find that the Kauffman School suspends students at a substantially higher rate than other schools in Kansas City"
Discussion¶
Related Claims¶
- 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
- The Kauffman School raised student attendance by approximately 1 percentage point relative to comparison students — related
- Kauffman students had higher attendance rates and were less likely to be suspended than similar Kansas City students — reports the opposite
- Kauffman students were less likely to be suspended than other similar students in Kansas City — reports the opposite
- In 2021-22 Kauffman School students were 12 percentage points more likely than comparison students to receive at least one suspension — related
- Kauffman students had higher attendance rates than other similar students in Kansas City — related
- In 2021-22 the Kauffman School increased attendance rates by approximately 1 percentage point — related
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title |
The Kauffman School suspends students at a substantially higher rate than other schools in Kansas City |
description |
The Kauffman School suspends students at a substantially higher rate than other schools in Kansas City |
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2016 |
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2019 |
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by process:wiki-ingest on 2026-10-08 |
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1 — matthew-johnson-2016 |
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