For some good reasons the KIPP schools are shining examples of what can be done when schools are set up to attract the best and brightest teachers and faculty, devote themselves to a rigorous college-prep curriculum, and get serious about student expectations.
But all is not as it appears:
This incredibly high attrition rate is one reason that KIPP has been able to post higher scores than traditional public schools. The performance is further boosted by the fact that those students who leave are not replaced by new enrollees. As a result, the students remaining are in classes with only their most successful contemporaries. This screened environment further enhances their ability to excel.
If high schools could pick and choose their students, no doubt their scores would soar as well.
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