This is the online edition of the KIPP Newsletter. To receive our newsletters by e-mail, click: Subscribe KIPP.org  |  Teachers  |  School Leaders  |  Support KIPP  |  About KIPP  |  Back Issues In this Issue $50 million federal i3 grant makes deep impact across KIPP network KIPP teacher Rowena Castillo Lesher reflects on founding two KIPP schools KIPP Bridge alumna embarks on her journey through college    KIPP IN THE NEWS   Chronicle of Philanthropy, 11/1/2010: “Donors Must Include Attention to Accountability With Their Gifts”   Newsweek, 10/29/2010: “The idea of extending the school day—and year—is gaining momentum. (Sorry, kids.)”   Slate, 10/20/2010: “Brilliance in a Box; What do the best classrooms in the world look like?”   Florida Times-Union, 10/13/2010: “$500,000 follows Duncan to local KIPP school” Team & Family What does it take to be a KIPP school leader? Next school leadership application deadline: Jan 3; final deadline: Feb 25. More >> What is it like to be a KIPP teacher? What is it like to be a KIPPster? Check out our KIPPsters in Action Facebook album >> We're hiring! We're hiring a Controller at the KIPP Foundation. See this and other opportunities around the KIPP network. Click here >> Arne Duncan watches as KIPPsters in Jacksonville cut the ribbons to open KIPP Impact Middle School $50 million federal i3 grant makes deep impact across KIPP network This fall, the federal government made a substantial investment in leadership development within public education. Recognized for successfully executing innovative strategies in education, KIPP received a $50 million "Scale-Up" federal grant from the Investing in Innovation (i3) Fund, part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). Leading philanthropists from coast to coast joined forces to pledge ... Read the whole story >> ^Back to top   Rowena Castillo Lesher, KIPP Philadelphia teacher KIPP teacher Rowena Castillo Lesher reflects on founding two KIPP schools Kindergarten classrooms often carefully count the first 100 days of school. We reached KIPP Philadelphia kindergarten teacher, Rowena Castillo Lesher, on day 33—for both her classroom and the new school! We asked her about teaching at KIPP, founding a second KIPP elementary school and staying inspired. Read the whole story >> ^Back to top   Perla Albavera-Palomares with her mother and KIPP Through College Advisor, David Ling KIPP Bridge alumna embarks on her journey through college Perla Albavera-Palomares graduated from 8th grade at KIPP Bridge Charter School a little more than five years ago, and she still talks to her former principal, David Ling, every few weeks. Ling is now her KIPP Through College advisor and an integral part of Perla's support system during her freshman year at St. Mary's College of California. Read the whole story >> ^Back to top      Subscribe    Unsubscribe    Forward to a friend © 2010 KIPP Foundation, 135 Main Street, Suite 1700, San Francisco, CA 94105, USA. If you have questions about the newsletter or your subscription, send an email to newsletter@kipp.org. For more information on KIPP, visit www.kipp.org.