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KIPP Newsletter - Winter 2010
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In this Issue
New alumni database works to make
KIPP Through College a reality
KIPP alumnus Gassaway is successful at
St. Mary's College of Maryland
Credit Suisse pilot program in education makes a match with KIPP


   KIPP IN THE NEWS
  The Post-Tribune, 2/19/10:
“Gary charter school plans to expand with help from grant”
  The Washington Post, 2/18/10:
“Education reform, one classroom at a time”
  Business Week, 2/4/10:
“KIPP: Learning a lesson from big business”
  Daily Record, 1/29/10:
“KIPP leader talks education”
Around the KIPP Network
UPDATE FROM WASHINGTON: Duncan visits KIPP Baltimore, federal budget for FY10 increases charter schools funding, and more ...  Read more >>
SAVE THE DATE: KSS 2010 is coming to Las Vegas August 2nd–5th. Interested in supporting KSS? Learn more about the event and  see sponsorship opportunities >>
WE'RE HIRING a Network Growth & Sustainability Regional Director. See this and other opportunities at the Foundation and in the network: Click here >>


Thoughts on being a Fisher Fellow
Mike Kerr is mid-way through the yearlong Fisher Fellowship program run by the KIPP Foundation for prospective school leaders. He plans to open a KIPP elementary school in Los Angeles this year.Watch the video >>
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Teresa Castillo, KIPP Houston
Teresa Castillo, Class of 2003, is now
Director of KIPP Houston Alumni Association

New alumni database works to make KIPP Through College a reality


As more and more KIPPsters head to college, it's clear that KIPP's commitment to its students doesn't end with university enrollment. In fact, KIPP's core commitment to preparing students for success in college and in life means that alumni support at KIPP continues throughout college and even after graduation.

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KIPP alumnus Deric Gassaway
KIPP alumnus Deric Gassaway
at St. Mary's College of Maryland

KIPP alumnus Gassaway is successful at St. Mary's College of Maryland


KIPP DC's first school, KEY Academy, opened eight years ago in the basement of a church in Southeast D.C. Deric Gassaway was in KEY's inaugural class. Today, he's midway through his first year at St. Mary's College of Maryland, a top ranked, all-honors liberal arts school.

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KIPP NYC College Prep student
A member of the founding class
at KIPP NYC College Prep

Credit Suisse pilot program in education makes a match with KIPP


Educational fundraising can be competitive, and collaboration is not necessarily the norm. For the KIPP Foundation and KIPP schools, however, it is increasingly a way of doing business – raising funds for the benefit of thousands of students across the country through multiple stakeholder engagement.

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