Knowledge Is Power Program, better known as KIPP, is gaining national recognition for its ability to help students achieve, particularly in mathematics. MNPS is home to KIPP Academy, one of the nation's 22 charter schools following this program. KIPP was recently featured in Education Week, a national publication. Here is an excerpt:
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Students’ gains in mathematics after three years in a charter school run by the Knowledge Is Power Program, or KIPP, are large enough in about half of schools to significantly narrow race- and income-based achievement gaps among students, according to a study of 22 KIPP middle schools nationwide.
The report, released today, is the first of a series focusing on the nationally known charter school network. Conducted by Mathematica Policy Research, Inc., of Princeton, N.J., the study was planned and commissioned by KIPP with grants from several private foundations. Plans are in the works for future reports to expand the sample to more KIPP charter schools, use randomized experimental research in a subset of schools, and look at measures other than state test scores. |
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