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ROBERT HAWKE NAMED PRINCIPAL OF FIRST KIPP SCHOOL IN JACKSONVILLE
June 9, 2009
JACKSONVILLE, FL — Robert Hawke has been named principal of the first KIPP school to operate in Jacksonville and the state of Florida. The KIPP public charter school, which aims to serve underserved students in Jacksonville, is on track to open in the summer of 2010 with its first class of fifth graders. Read more...
100 PERCENT OF FIRST SENIOR CLASS AT KIPP PRIDE HIGH SCHOOL HEADED TO COLLEGE, INCLUDING DUKE, U PENN, AND UVA
June 9, 2009
GASTON, NC — KIPP Pride High School’s entire senior class—100 percent—earned acceptances to four-year colleges and universities, including Duke University, Howard University, Morehouse College, University of Pennsylvania, Rice University, Swarthmore College, University of Carolina at Chapel Hill, Berklee College of Music, and the University of Virginia. 80 percent of graduates are the first in their families to attend college or university. As a whole, the first KIPP graduating class has earned over $2 million in college scholarships. Read more...
KIPP PHILADELPHIA SCHOOLS AWARDED $4.6 MILLION FOR GROWTH
May 28, 2009
PHILADELPHIA, PA — KIPP (Knowledge Is Power Program) Philadelphia Charter School, a free, open-enrollment public charter middle school in North Philadelphia, has been awarded a $4.6 million grant by the Charter School Growth Fund (CSGF.) KIPP Philadelphia will use this investment to expand into a second school in West Philadelphia next year and to partially fund future expansion across the city. The School Reform Committee approved the charter for KIPP West Philadelphia Preparatory Charter School on February 18. Read more...
KIPP DC ANNOUNCES PLAN TO GROW TO 10 SCHOOLS BY 2012
February 27, 2009
WASHINGTON, D.C. — KIPP DC announced today that it will grow to a regional network of 10 schools by 2012 as part of KIPP’s national expansion effort. Mayor Fenty, Chancellor Rhee, the DC Public Charter School Board, Building Hope, and guests joined KIPP DC CEO Susan Schaeffler in an event at KIPP DC’s Benning Road Campus located at 4801 Benning Road, SE in Ward 7. KIPP Foundation CEO Richard Barth also spoke about KIPP’s national plan to expand to 100 schools by 2011. Read more...
Rainwater Foundation awards KIPP $5.5 million grant to support early childhood education
October 27, 2008
SAN FRANCISCO, CA — The KIPP (Knowledge Is Power Program) Foundation announces today a $5.5 million gift from the Rainwater Foundation that will allow the charter school network to strengthen and accelerate the growth of its early childhood education program. The $5.5 million Rainwater gift will be awarded over a three year period. Read more...
KIPP Delta awarded $2.6 million for growth
October 14, 2008
HELENA-WEST HELENA, AR — KIPP (Knowledge Is Power Program) Delta College Preparatory School, a free, open-enrollment public charter middle school in Helena for underserved students, has been awarded a $2.6 million grant by the Charter School Growth Fund (CSGF). KIPP Delta will use this investment to expand from two schools in Helena to 12 schools across the Delta region by 2019. When this expansion is complete, KIPP Delta’s charter schools will send over 240 graduates a year to four-year colleges and universities, nearly double the current number of college bound low-income students in the Delta.
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Jacksonville selected as only new KIPP school expansion site in 2010
October 6, 2008
JACKSONVILLE, FL — Due to broad-based community interest and support, Jacksonville, Florida has been selected by the KIPP (Knowledge Is Power Program) Foundation as its only new national expansion site in 2010. KIPP officials and leaders from the Jacksonville Advocates for KIPP Schools (JAKS) will partner to explore the next steps needed to open a KIPP school by 2010: recruiting a qualified school leader and building a local board of directors. Read more...
KIPP announces 2008-09 class of Fisher Fellows
June 30, 2008
NEW YORK, NY — Today KIPP (Knowledge Is Power Program) announces its record class of Fisher Fellows for 2008-09. The Fisher Fellowship, which prepares aspiring principals to open and run KIPP schools, is an intensive year-long leadership training program. The Fisher Fellows will begin coursework this month in preparation to open 18 new KIPP schools in 2009, the largest number of new schools in KIPP’s history. Read more...
Ninety-six percent of the first graduating class at KIPP Houston High School head to college
May 30, 2008
HOUSTON, TX — KIPP Houston High School, the first high school in the KIPP network, announced today that 96 percent of its first graduating class of seniors are headed to four-year colleges and universities. KIPP Houston High School seniors have collectively earned nearly $3 million in scholarships to fund their college tuition and will be attending some of the top colleges in the area and across the country, such as Rice University and Vanderbilt University (located in Nashville, TN). Read more...
First Los Angeles KIPP elementary school receives charter approval from LAUSD
May 28, 2008
LOS ANGELES, CA — Yesterday afternoon the Los Angeles Unified School District approved the opening of the first KIPP elementary charter school in Los Angeles. The new school, KIPP Raíces Academy, will open on August 11, 2008- several weeks before most children return to school. KIPP Raíces Academy (Raíces means “Roots” in Spanish), to be located in East Los Angeles, will open with a first class of roughly 100 kindergarteners and add one grade each year until it reaches 500 students in kindergarten through fourth grade by 2012.
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Mathematica to evaluate the impact of KIPP
March 13, 2008
PRINCETON, NJ — Mathematica Policy Research, Inc., has been awarded a contract of approximately $4 million to evaluate the impact of KIPP. This study represents the driving external research focus for KIPP over the next five years. The Atlantic Philanthropies, an organization dedicated to bringing about lasting changes in the lives of disadvantaged and vulnerable people, provided generous lead funding to make this research possible. The five-year study will examine the impacts of KIPP middle schools on student achievement and other outcomes, how these outcomes compare with students at other schools, and whether the performance of KIPP students indicates that they are on a path toward college.
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First KIPP school in Twin Cities secures historic building to educate underserved students
March 4, 2008
MINNEAPOLIS, MN — The KIPP Minnesota Board of Directors announced today that KIPP Stand Academy will open in August 2008. The school will be located at 1601 Laurel Street in the Basilica School Building, behind the Basilica of St. Mary. KIPP Stand will use the top two floors of the Basilica Building during year one and grow into the full space by its third year. Read more...
St. Louis selected as only new KIPP school expansion site in 2009
January 30, 2008
ST. LOUIS, MO — Due to broad-based community interest and support, St. Louis has been selected by KIPP as its only new national expansion site in 2009. Ultimately, KIPP hopes to grow a region of elementary, middle, and high schools that will serve 1,500 students in St. Louis when fully operational.
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The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation awards $23.3. million to grow quality public charter schools in Los Angeles
January 17, 2008
LOS ANGELES, CA — The charter school movement in Los Angeles received a $23.3 million boost today from The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation through new grants to three leading charter school organizations: KIPP (Knowledge Is Power Program), Aspire Public Schools and Pacific Charter School Development, Inc. These grants bring the total Broad Foundation investment in Los Angeles charters – that will serve 25,000 total students – to $56 million since 2000. Read more...
KIPP Announces 2007-2008 Class of Fisher Fellows
July 24, 2007
SAN FRANCISCO, CA — Today KIPP announces that 13 educators have been selected as 2007-2008 Fisher Fellows to participate in the KIPP School Leadership Program. The Fisher Fellowship, the signature principal training pathway at the KIPP Foundation, prepares aspiring principals to open new KIPP schools through a rigorous and innovative school leadership program. Aligned with KIPP's new strategy for growth, these leaders will be opening schools in communities that are committed to becoming KIPP regions by opening a number of KIPP schools in that area over time.
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President of United Negro College Fund and founders of Gap Inc. to visit KIPP middle school in Newark
April 30, 2007
NEWARK, NJ — Doris and Donald Fisher, founders of Gap Inc., and Michael L. Lomax, Ph.D., president and C.E.O. of the United Negro College Fund, will visit a fifth grade class at Rise Academy, a KIPP school, in Newark on Monday. Newark Mayor Cory Booker will join the guests for the school visit. Rise Academy is the first stop on a week-long, nine school tour for Lomax and the Fishers covering six cities — Newark, NJ; Houston, TX; New Orleans, LA; Chicago, IL; Gary, IN; Fresno, CA.
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KIPP Endeavor Academy approved by the Missouri State Board of Education
March 22, 2007
KANSAS CITY, MO — The KIPP Endeavor Academy public charter school, led by principal Jon Richard, was approved today by the Missouri State Board of Education. Scheduled to open in July of 2007, the new public middle school will prepare underserved students in Kansas City for college through innovative teaching, hard work, and a structured learning environment. KIPP’s arrival in Kansas City was made possible with support from the Kansas City, Missouri-based Kauffman Foundation and the Bentonville, Arkansas-based Walton Family Foundation. Read more...
KIPP announces $65 million in new funding for future growth in Houston
March 20, 2007
HOUSTON, TX — The leadership of KIPP Houston announced today that it has raised $65 million of its $100 million campaign to support future growth for KIPP in Houston. These funds – provided by many of Houston's leading philanthropists and civic organizations as well as national foundations – will support KIPP’s efforts to replicate its Pre-K through 12th grade educational model throughout Houston’s underserved communities. Press Release | Q and A
KIPP Academy Charlotte charter school approved by the North Carolina State Board of Education
March 1, 2007
CHARLOTTE, NC — The KIPP Academy Charlotte public charter school, led by principal Keith Burnam, was approved today by the North Carolina State Board of Education. Scheduled to open in July of 2007, the new Charlotte public middle school will prepare students in Charlotte for college through innovative teaching, hard work, and a structured learning environment. Read more...
The KIPP Foundation announces effort to strengthen leadership, sustainability, and accountability at KIPP schools
January 30, 2007
SAN FRANCISCO, CA – The KIPP (Knowledge Is Power Program) Foundation announced today an effort to strengthen leadership development, sustainability, and educational quality in the KIPP network of schools with the support of The Atlantic Philanthropies. With this additional support, KIPP will be able to continue to focus on delivering on the promise of a high-quality educational experience for our students and developing the tools to measure progress towards this goal. The Atlantic Philanthropies has committed $14.6 million over five years to the KIPP Foundation to support this effort. Read more...
Twin Cities selected for new KIPP public school expansion site in 2008
November 28, 2006
TWIN CITIES, MN - Due to broad-based community interest and support, the Twin Cities have been selected by KIPP (Knowledge Is Power Program) as one of only two new national expansion sites in 2008. KIPP officials and leaders in the Twin Cities community will partner to explore the essential next steps to bring KIPP to the Twin Cities - recruiting qualified school leaders and building a local board of directors. Read more...
Columbus selected for new KIPP public school expansion site in 2008
November 21, 2006
COLUMBUS, OH - Due to broad-based community interest and support, Columbus has been selected by KIPP (Knowledge Is Power Program) as a new national expansion site in 2008. KIPP officials and leaders in the Columbus community will partner to explore the essential next steps to bring KIPP to Columbus - recruiting qualified school leaders and building a local board of directors.
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The Broad Foundation and U.S. Fund for UNICEF announce $2.45 million to fund new KIPP public charter schools in New Orleans
August 28, 2006
NEW ORLEANS - A year after Hurricane Katrina, The Broad Foundation and the U.S. Fund for UNICEF announced today a total of $2.45 million to fund two current and three planned KIPP (Knowledge Is Power Program) public charter schools in New Orleans. Based on a model that has improved achievement for students across 16 states and last year raised student achievement for New Orleans evacuees on average more than two grade levels in reading and math, the five KIPP New Orleans schools aim to eventually serve more than 2,400 students. Read more...
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