Figures above include all 8th grade
completers and a very small percentage of students who
did not attend a KIPP middle
school but completed 12th grade at KIPP.
Programs such as Linked Learning, which according to its website, «integrates rigorous academics that meet college - ready standards with sequenced, high - quality career - technical education, work - based learning, and supports to help students stay on track,» have seen positive outcomes for students.51 A seven - year longitudinal study comparing students who participated in Linked Learning to those who
did not showed that the program
completers were less likely to drop out and more likely to graduate from high
school.