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Knowledge Is Power Program (KIPP): Preparing Disadvantaged Students to Succeed in College

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Intervention Details

Subject

Non-Academic Area

Academic Programs

College Preparatory, General Education

Duration

N/A

Grades

5, 6

Personnel

General Education Teacher, Principal

Intervention Summary

Knowledge Is Power Program (KIPP) is a network of public charter schools that focuses on preparing disadvantaged students to succeed in college. KIPP's model emphasizes high expectations, an extended school day and year, character development, and effective teachers and school leaders.

Statistical Finding Summary

Positive effect on enrollment in four-year colleges

No effect on persistence in four-year colleges

No effect on enrollment in two-year colleges

No effect on on-time college enrollment

No effect on persistence in two-year colleges

No effect on the types of colleges students attended

Source

Ira, N., Philip, G. & Thomas, C. (2019). Long-Term Impacts of KIPP Middle Schools on College Enrollment and Early College Persistence (ED603636). ERIC. https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED603636.pdf.

Data Sample by Population

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