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KIPP Gains Survive New Scrutiny, with a Footnote

Washington Post

New research on the nation's largest and best-performing charter school network has a dull title—"Student Selection, Attrition, and Replacement in KIPP Middle Schools"—but it adds fuel to a fierce national debate over why KIPP looks so good and whether schools should follow its example.

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