KIPP elementary schools have positive, statistically significant, and educationally meaningful impacts on three of four measures of reading and mathematics skills¶

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q3 i? KIPP elementary schools produce positive, statistically significant, and educationally meaningful impacts on three of four measures of reading and mathematics skills. → Tuttle 2015

Evidence¶

Tuttle 2015¶

Tuttle, C. C., Gleason, P., Knechtel, V., Nichols-Barrer, I., Booker, K., Chojnacki, G., Coen, T., & Goble, L. (2015). Going to Scale: As KIPP Network Grows, Positive Impacts Are Sustained (In Focus Brief). Washington, DC: Mathematica Policy Research. https://www.mathematica.org/publications/going-to-scale-as-kipp-network-grows-positive-impacts-are-sustained

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The brief's Key Findings report that the rigorous multi-grade evaluation found KIPP elementary schools have "positive, statistically significant, and educationally meaningful impacts" on three of four reading and mathematics skill measures. No effect sizes are printed in the brief.

"KIPP elementary schools have positive, statistically significant, and educationally meaningful impacts on three of four measures of reading and mathematics skills."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

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