Contact: Jennifer de Vallance, (202) 484-4692 WASHINGTON, DC — February 27, 2013 — A report released today by Mathematica Policy Research 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. (wacharterschools.org)
The substantial positive impacts of charter high schools on attainment and earnings are especially striking, given that charter schools in the same jurisdictions have not been shown to have large positive impacts on students» test scores (Sass, 2006; Zimmer et al., 2012).... (educationnext.org)
Participating in the voucher program * had a substantial positive impact on parents» views of school safety but not on students» actual school experiences with dangerous activities. (ncpecoalition.org)