KIPP middle schools' positive effects extend to enrollment in 4-year college programs, not only middle school achievement¶

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Subclaims¶

q3 i? Building on prior findings of strong middle school achievement effects, KIPP middle schools also positively affect 4-year college enrollment rates. → Ira Nichols-Barrer 2022

Evidence¶

Ira Nichols-Barrer 2022¶

Ira Nichols-Barrer, Maria Bartlett, Thomas Coen, Philip Gleason. (2022). The Impacts on College Enrollment of a Charter Network Serving Disadvantaged Students: Evidence from KIPP Middle School Lotteries. Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness (online ahead of print). https://www.mathematica.org/publications/the-impacts-on-college-enrollment-of-a-charter-network-serving-disadvantaged-students-evidence doi:10.1080/19345747.2022.2049406

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The study's headline finding is that the positive effects of KIPP middle schools extend beyond middle school achievement to rates of enrollment in 4-year college programs, estimated with lottery-based random assignment across 13 schools.

"Building on prior studies of KIPP that show KIPP middle schools have strong positive effects on middle school achievement, we find that KIPP middle schools also positively affect rates of enrollment in 4-year college programs."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

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• Enrolling at a KIPP middle school is associated with a 12.9 percentage-point higher rate of college enrollment — a narrower finding that bears on this claim
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• The study also examines persistence in college over the first two postsecondary years — related
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• KIPP middle school offers did not produce higher five-year four-year graduation or on-track rates than no offer — related
• KIPP charter schools have positive effects on mathematics achievement for middle and high school students — related
• KIPP middle and high schools had a large, statistically significant combined effect on college graduation rates — related
• Admission to a charter middle school does not affect college enrollment, per a lottery-based study of 31 charter middle schools — related
• Charter middle school admission did not affect college degree attainment or students' chances of remaining enrolled in college — related
• Being admitted to a charter middle school in the National Evaluation of Charter Middle Schools did not affect students' chances of enrolling in or completing college — related
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• Prior research on KIPP suggested positive achievement impacts but was limited by small samples or methodological weaknesses — related