Attending both a KIPP middle school and a KIPP high school had large positive impacts on college enrollment and persistence¶
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q2 i? Students who attended both a KIPP middle school and a KIPP high school showed large, positive impacts on college enrollment and college persistence rates relative to comparison students. → 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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Lottery-based tracking study of 2,066 applicants compares students attending both KIPP middle and high school with those not offered admission; the article characterizes impacts on enrollment and persistence as "large, positive" without printing effect sizes.
"Attending both a KIPP middle school and a KIPP high school had large, positive impacts on students’ college enrollment and college persistence rates."
Discussion¶
Related Claims¶
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title |
Attending both a KIPP middle school and a KIPP high school had large positive impacts on college enrollment and persistence |
description |
Attending both a KIPP middle school and a KIPP high school had large positive impacts on college enrollment and persistence |
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moderate |
newest_evidence |
2023 |
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by process:wiki-ingest on 2026-10-09 |
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1 — alicia-demers-2023 |
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