The national KIPP evaluation uses experimental and quasi-experimental methods to estimate effects of KIPP middle schools across the country¶

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q2 i? The evaluation combines experimental and quasi-experimental methods to produce rigorous evidence on the effects of KIPP middle schools nationwide. → 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 (Executive Summary). Washington, DC: Mathematica Policy Research. https://www.mathematica.org/publications/kipp-middle-schools-impacts-on-achievement-and-other-outcomes

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The summary describes the evaluation's methodology: it "uses experimental and quasi-experimental methods" to estimate effects of KIPP middle schools nationally. The summary does not print the specific designs or estimates.

"The evaluation uses experimental and quasi-experimental methods to produce rigorous and comprehensive evidence on the effects of KIPP middle schools across the country."

Discussion¶

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