Future research should examine factors supporting long-term student success beyond measured impacts¶

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Evidence · no claims cited

Description¶

The report closes by looking forward: it "discusses study limitations and identifies opportunities for future research to better understand the factors that support long-term student success." As a strategy, this directs evaluators of charter and choice schools to pair impact estimates with research on the mechanisms behind long-term outcomes such as credential completion and workforce participation, where this study found no detectable effects.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• Impact evaluations should be complemented by research into the factors supporting long-term student success, as the report identifies opportunities for future research

Constraints¶

• The report's postsecondary findings are bounded by its study period, during which no detectable credential-completion effects were observed

Target Learners¶

• K-12 students in KIPP Atlanta middle and high schools
• KIPP alumni in postsecondary education

Target Learning Goals¶

• academic achievement on statewide assessments
• college enrollment and persistence
• credential completion and workforce participation

Related Strategies¶

• Evaluate charter schools against longer-term outcomes such as college enrollment and completion, not only short-term achievement

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

• Alicia Demers, Ira Nichols-Barrer, Maria Bartlett, Adam Korte, Philip Gleason. (2026). Evaluation of KIPP Atlanta Schools. Mathematica. https://www.mathematica.org/publications/evaluation-of-kipp-atlanta-schools