KIPP middle and high schools had a large, statistically significant combined effect on college graduation rates¶

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Subclaims¶

q2 i? The combined effect of KIPP middle and high school attendance on college graduation rates was large and statistically significant. → Alicia Demers 2023

Evidence¶

Alicia Demers 2023¶

Alicia Demers, Ira Nichols-Barrer, Elisa Steele, Maria Bartlett, Philip Gleason. (2023). Long-Term Impacts of KIPP Middle and High Schools on College Enrollment, Persistence, and Attainment. Mathematica. https://www.mathematica.org/publications/long-term-impacts-of-kipp-middle-and-high-schools-on-college-enrollment-persistence-and-attainment

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In the lottery-based long-term tracking study, the combined KIPP middle and high school effect on "college graduation rates" is reported as large and statistically significant; no effect size or test statistic is printed, so impact is null.

"KIPP middle and high schools also had a large and statistically significant combined effect on college graduation rates."

Discussion¶

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