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| KIPP’s mission is to create a respected, influential, national network of public schools that are successful in helping students from educationally underserved communities develop the knowledge, skills, character, and habits needed to succeed in college and the competitive world beyond. |
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| AROUND THE KIPP NETWORK |
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In August, the 7th annual KIPP School Summit gala celebrated ten Excellence in Teaching Award winners and six students honored with The Doris Fisher KIPPster of the Year Award. Read more >> |
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KIPP Foundation staff and leaders from across the country celebrated the life of Don Fisher alongside the Gap, the Fisher Fund, friends, family and others in the San Francisco community. Photos at the Gap HQ >> |
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As states around the country race to the top, KIPP is engaging in key conversations in Washington, DC.
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Interested in working with KIPP? There are currently opportunities at both the Foundation and in KIPP schools and regional organizations. See open positions >> |
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School leader Joanna Belcher with
students at SPARK Academy, Newark, NJ |
KIPP welcomes 20,000 students in the 2009-10 school year
Autumn is the back-to-school season, but here at KIPP the year starts early, with many students learning the ropes for the very first time in summer school. Eighty-two KIPP schools opened their doors to KIPPsters this summer—18 of those schools are brand new.
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Donald Simmons graduates from high school |
At Tufts University, KIPP alumnus plans for his future
This summer the KIPP Foundation was lucky enough to have alumnus Donald Simmons as a staff member on the IT team. Donald worked out of the San Francisco office, providing support on a range of help desk issues; he also worked on the core team at KIPP School Summit, making sure the event ran smoothly. We sat down with Donald at the end of the summer before he headed back off to college.
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Students from KIPP New York benefit
from the partnership with Calder |
The Louis Calder Foundation proves a strong partner for KIPP
KIPP schools across the country would not be able to operate without the support of a vast array of partners. The Louis Calder Foundation is one such partner for KIPP, providing support at the national level as well as in the New York and Delta regions.
Louis Calder established the Calder Foundation in 1951. Since that time, the Calder Foundation...
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Student leaders work together
on a low ropes activity |
KIPP students build their leadership skills in Occidental, CA
It’s not every day that guests checking into a hotel get to witness a crowd of 110 cheering KIPPsters, applauding a team of teachers and students from the Arkansas Delta as they finish up roll call by forming a human pyramid. As the 2009 Student Leadership Summit kicked off at the San Francisco Clarion on October 9th, lucky passersby did just that!
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