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Oklahoma City School Board approves modified charter school expansion
The Oklahoma City School Board on Monday night approved a modified expansion plan for KIPP Reach Academy that will allow the charter school to occupy an existing elementary school building while a task force explores other possible locations.
A mother’s plea: Fair funding for public charter schools
Parents should not be punished by lack of state finances for wanting the best for their children... For us, public charter schools are the right choice.
Joey LaRoche of KIPP is Louisiana High School Principal of the Year
A New Orleans principal has been honored as one of the state's top educators for 2017. The Louisiana Education Department named Joey LaRoche the 2017 High School Principal of the Year on Friday (July 15). LaRoche leads KIPP Renaissance High on St. Claude Avenue.
Liberal Arts and Science Academy, KIPP Austin Collegiate top list of 15 best Austin-area high schools
LASA, a magnet school, ranked No. 7 in Texas and No. 43 nationally on the list, which came out Tuesday. KIPP Austin Collegiate, a public charter school, came in second in the Austin area and was No. 10 in the state.
Rural, poor, successful: Every Arkansas KIPP Delta grad accepted into college
Diamond Akiniboboye answers immediately when asked where she will attend college. "I plan to go to Duke University," she says. She also is quick to say what year she will begin studying there: 2025. Diamond is 6 years old and in kindergarten. Her matter-of-fact approach that college is an expected step is what the charter school in downtown Helena, Ark. - KIPP Delta Public School - constantly preaches.
Back to School: KIPP Endeavor expanding services, vision
Starting August 9th KIPP Endeavor will be expanding their grade levels and serving Kindergarten to 8th grade. This has been a long-time goal for KIPP, which had previously served students from 5th through 8th grade.
TFA, NWP, Board of Certification, and KIPP among winners of Federal Teacher Grant
Twelve organizations will share some $51 million in grants under a competitive federal program supporting teacher professional development, the U.S. Department of Education announced today.
KIPP supports its graduates all the way through college
New Orleans has ten KIPP schools serving grades Kindergarten through 12th. KIPP New Orleans also has a program called KIPP Through College, which supports KIPP middle school and high school alumni on their path to and through college.
From chaos in N. Phila. to a White House invitation
Chionque Mines, 22, was not sure how to react to the news that she'd been chosen to introduce President Obama at the recent White House College Opportunity Summit.
KCAL9 gets a look inside the highest ranked charter school in LAUSD
By the year 2020, the Los Angeles Unified School District hopes to expand to 20 campuses similar to that of the highest-ranking charter school in the district, KIPP Empower Academy.