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The Equity Project Charter School: Impacts on Student Achievement

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  • Joshua Furgeson
  • Moira McCullough
  • Clare Wolfendale
  • Brian Gill

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This report describes The Equity Project (TEP) charter school’s instructional and personnel strategies, examines the characteristics and attrition rates of TEP students, and measures TEP’s impacts on student achievement during the school’s first four years of operation.

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  • Joshua Furgeson & Moira McCullough & Clare Wolfendale & Brian Gill, "undated". "The Equity Project Charter School: Impacts on Student Achievement," Mathematica Policy Research Reports 9ed165ddb03646a496128da4d, Mathematica Policy Research.
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