Ewing Marion Kauffman Charter School Evaluation
Prepared for:
Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation
The Educational and Behavioral Impacts of the Ewing Marion Kauffman Charter School
Working Paper 43
Associated Project
Key Findings
Key Findings:
- In the 2011-2012 through 2013-2014 school years, the Kauffman School had positive, statistically significant, educationally meaningful impacts on student achievement growth in mathematics, reading, and science
- The Kauffman School’s hallmarks are largely being implemented faithfully. Key stakeholders believe the Kauffman School’s methods are having a positive influence on students’ behavior, attitudes, and performance.
The Kauffman School is a public charter school that serves students from low-income neighborhoods in Kansas City, Missouri. This paper used a matched comparison group design to estimate the impacts of the Kauffman School on student achievement, attendance, and suspensions. We found that the Kauffman School had positive and statistically significant impacts on student achievement in mathematics, reading, and science. This paper also used surveys, interviews, focus groups, and classroom observations to describe the hallmarks and operations of the Kauffman School and explore possible mechanisms for its effects, informing the literature on school effectiveness. We found evidence that the Kauffman School’s hallmarks are largely being implemented faithfully, and that key stakeholders believe the Kauffman School’s methods are having a positive influence on students’ behavior, attitudes, and performance.
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