KIPP middle school admission offers had a positive but statistically non-significant effect on enrollment in four-year college programs¶

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Evidence · 1 study · causal r? · q2
Currency · newest study 2023 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? Among lottery applicants to oversubscribed KIPP middle schools, students offered admission showed a positive but non-significant increase in enrollment in four-year college programs. → 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

q2 · i? · causal · r?

Lottery-based evaluation of students who applied to oversubscribed KIPP middle schools reports a positive but statistically non-significant impact on "enrollment in four-year college programs"; no effect size is printed.

"KIPP middle schools had a positive impact on enrollment in four-year college programs, but the effect was not statistically significant."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

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