This snapshot is a product of the first phase of a study assessing if students benefit from participating in magnet school programs.
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The Effects of a Principal Professional Development Program Focused on Instructional LeadershipOct 30, 2019
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Final Impacts of the POWER Through Choices ProgramSep 30, 2016
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Understanding District-Charter Collaboration Grants (Final Report)Aug 30, 2016
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Understanding District-Charter Collaboration (Issue Brief)Aug 30, 2016
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Student Selection, Attrition, and Replacement in KIPP Middle Schools (Journal Article)Mar 01, 2016
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District-Charter Collaboration Grant Implementation: Findings for Teacher and Principal SurveysJan 04, 2016
This interim report examines the implementation of district-charter collaboration grants funded by the Gates Foundation.
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Do Charter Schools Improve Student Achievement?Dec 30, 2015
This article presents findings from a lottery-based study of the impacts of a broad set of 33 charter middle schools across 13 states on student achievement.
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Examining States' Use of Policies and Practices Promoted by Race to the Top (In Focus Brief)Sep 29, 2015
This brief summarizes findings from a new report from Mathematica’s multi-year evaluation of Race to the Top (RTT) for the Department of Education’s Institute of Education Sciences. It describes the policies and practices states reported using in spring 2012.
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In Focus: Examining Schools' Use of Practices Promoted by School Improvement Grants (In Focus Brief)Sep 29, 2015
This brief summarizes findings from a new report from Mathematica’s multi-year evaluation of School Improvement Grants (SIG) for the Department of Education’s Institute of Education Sciences. It describes the practices schools reported using in spring 2012.
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Usage of Practices Promoted by School Improvement GrantsSep 29, 2015
This report summarizes findings from Mathematica’s multi-year evaluation of School Improvement Grants (SIG) for the Department of Education’s Institute of Education Sciences. It describes the practices schools reported using in spring 2012.
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Usage of Policies and Practices Promoted by Race to the TopSep 29, 2015
This report summarizes findings from Mathematica’s multi-year evaluation of Race to the Top (RTT) for the Department of Education’s Institute of Education Sciences. It describes the policies and practices states reported using in spring 2012.
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Going to Scale: As KIPP Network Grows, Positive Impacts Are Sustained (In Focus Brief)Sep 17, 2015
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Understanding the Effect of KIPP as it Scales: Volume I, Impacts on Achievement and Other Outcomes (Executive Summary)Sep 17, 2015
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Understanding the Effect of KIPP as it Scales: Volume I, Impacts on Achievement and Other OutcomesSep 17, 2015
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Understanding the Effect of KIPP as it Scales: Volume II, Leadership Practices at KIPPSep 17, 2015
To expand the network of KIPP charter schools, KIPP invested heavily in the development of new and existing leaders.
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Does Student Attrition Explain KIPP's Success?Sep 01, 2014
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KIPP Leadership Practices through 2010-2011Jun 05, 2014
The Knowledge Is Power Program (KIPP) is the largest public charter school network in the United States, with 141 elementary, middle, and high schools in the 2013–2014 school year.
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Snapshot of KIPP Leadership Practices through 2010-2011Jun 05, 2014
As part of the U.S. Department of Education's Investing in Innovation (i3) grant, the Knowledge Is Power Program (KIPP) Foundation commissioned Mathematica to document leadership practices at KIPP schools.
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Do KIPP Schools Boost Student Achievement?Jan 30, 2014
This article measures the achievement impacts of 41 Knowledge Is Power Program (KIPP) charter middle schools nationwide and found consistently positive and statistically significant test-score effects in reading, math, science, and social studies.
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KIPP Middle Schools: Impacts on Achievement and Other OutcomesFeb 27, 2013
This report shows that Knowledge Is Power Program (KIPP) middle schools have significant and substantial positive impacts on student achievement in four core academic subjects: reading, math, science, and social studies.
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KIPP Middle Schools: Impacts on Achievement and Other Outcomes (Executive Summary)Feb 27, 2013
The Knowledge Is Power Program (KIPP) is a rapidly expanding network of public charter schools whose mission is to improve the education of low-income children.
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Do Charter Schools Improve Student Achievement? Evidence from a National Randomized StudyDec 30, 2011
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Using Lotteries to Evaluate Schools of Choice: Evidence from a National Study of Charter SchoolsJul 08, 2011
This article draws on data and experiences observing and analyzing school lotteries from the National Evaluation of Charter School Impacts to describe challenges associated with lottery-based research.
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Student Selection, Attrition, and Replacement at KIPP Middle Schools (Presentation)Apr 09, 2011
This PowerPoint presentation was made at the American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting.
