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Angrist, Joshua D.; Dynarski, Susan M.; Kane, Thomas J.; Pathak, Parag A.; Walters, Christopher R. – Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2012
The nation's largest charter management organization is the Knowledge is Power Program (KIPP). KIPP schools are emblematic of the No Excuses approach to public education, a highly standardized and widely replicated charter model that features a long school day, an extended school year, selective teacher hiring, strict behavior norms, and…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, School Effectiveness, Special Needs Students, Limited English Speaking
Gold, Eva; Norton, Michael H.; Good, Deborah; Levin, Stephanie – Research for Action, 2012
This report presents Year One (2010-11) school level achievement and attendance outcomes and case study findings from fall 2011 that focused on school leadership and instruction. Thirteen schools were included in the first year of Philadelphia's Renaissance Schools Initiative (2010-11). Of these schools: (1) Four K-8 schools were…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, School Turnaround, School Districts, Academic Achievement