The evaluation covers 43 KIPP middle schools across 13 states and the District of Columbia and is the most rigorous large-scale evaluation of KIPP charters to date¶

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q3 i? The study covers 43 KIPP middle schools in 13 states and the District of Columbia and is described as the most rigorous large-scale evaluation of KIPP charter schools to date. → Christina Clark Tuttle 2013

Evidence¶

Christina Clark Tuttle 2013¶

Christina Clark Tuttle, Brian Gill, Philip Gleason, Virginia Knechtel, Ira Nichols-Barrer, Alexandra Resch. (2013). KIPP Middle Schools: Impacts on Achievement and Other Outcomes. Washington, DC: Mathematica Policy Research. https://www.mathematica.org/publications/kipp-middle-schools-impacts-on-achievement-and-other-outcomes-full-report

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Scope statement from the report's summary: the multiyear Mathematica study is "the most rigorous large-scale evaluation of KIPP charter schools to date, covering 43 KIPP middle schools in 13 states and the District of Columbia."

"the report is the most rigorous large-scale evaluation of KIPP charter schools to date, covering 43 KIPP middle schools in 13 states and the District of Columbia."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• In the vast majority of 22 KIPP middle schools, impacts on students' state assessment scores in math and reading are positive, statistically significant, and educationally substantial — related
• Average impacts of KIPP middle schools were positive and statistically significant throughout the 10-year study period, though higher in earlier years than recent years — related
• The findings come from Mathematica's multiyear study of KIPP middle schools conducted for Arnold Ventures — related
• An earlier report of the national KIPP evaluation described strong positive achievement impacts in math and reading for 22 KIPP middle schools — related
• Students in Expeditionary Learning middle schools perform better in reading and math than counterparts in other public schools — related
• The national KIPP evaluation uses experimental and quasi-experimental methods to estimate effects of KIPP middle schools across the country — a broader claim this one bears on
• The second phase of the national KIPP evaluation nearly doubled the sample to 43 KIPP middle schools and estimated achievement impacts in four subjects — related