Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance · chapter 12 · id grit-c12-03-kipp-charter-schools-built-a-g

“KIPP charter schools built a grit-focused culture that produced significant academic gains for low-income students.”

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Education Next - Does Student Attrition Explain KIPP's Success?source alive

A large part of KIPP's cumulative effect occurs in students' first year of enrollment, before attrition and replacement could have any effect.

Education Week - Study stings KIPP on attrition ratessource alive

Approximately 15% of students disappear each year from KIPP grade cohorts, compared with 3% per year in local traditional school districts.

Education Week - High dropout rates for Black males in KIPPsource alive

40% of Black males who enrolled in KIPP middle schools left between grades 6 and 8, a rate significantly higher than local public schools.

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