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In one sentence, St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay has summed up everything that is generally wrong about the politics surrounding K-12 education in the region and the state.

Principal Jessica Cunningham wins Milken "Oscar of Teaching."

When people ask me why I decided to become an education leader, I tell them about Jeremy. I met Jeremy shortly after I graduated from the University of Richmond. Armed with a degree in American History, I knew only two things: that I wanted to teach and that I wanted to help fight poverty. Dr. Rick Mayes steered me toward Teach For America, and I realized I could combine my two passions by joining.

Looking to boost graduation rates, KIPP charter school officials have entered into a partnership with the University of Texas at San Antonio aimed at helping first-generation college students cross the finish line.

Imagine an all Black rugby team overcoming the odds in the inner city. It sounds like a movie, and maybe it will turn into one in the near future, but for now, it's simply real life for 21 KIPP Ascend boys.

The School Reform Commission voted Tuesday night on 12 applications for new charter schools in Philadelphia, approving three of them. Members voted, 4-1, to approve Esperanza Elementary Charter School and Russell Byers Academy Charter School and also green-lighted KIPP North Philadelphia Charter School, 3-1, with Commissioner Farah Jimenez abstaining. Cheers broke out from Esperanza and KIPP North Philadelphia supporters as the SRC announced its decisions on their applications. Several supporters of each school had urged the SRC to approve the applications during the public comment portion of the meeting.

Whalen came to education from a different perspective: He grew up in Santa Monica and went to the Garden of Angels School, a private school with no desks or large classes. He wanted more people - particularly children of color - to have similar positive experiences, so he became a teacher, working in Miami and now teaching seventh-grade nonfiction at KIPP Sol Academy, an East Los Angeles charter.

FOR years, KIPP Reach College Preparatory in Oklahoma City has been one of Oklahoma's best schools while serving low-income students from the urban core. A new study of Knowledge is Power Program (KIPP) schools nationwide shows KIPP Reach is not an anomaly.

A former student at KIPP Reach College Preparatory returns to the Oklahoma City charter school to teach.

Nine of the 10 recognized schools were charter schools, with the lone traditional district school being Solano Avenue Elementary near Chinatown. KIPP Raices, a charter school in East Los Angeles, was named a 2015 National Blue Ribbon Schools winner. "We are honored to have three schools recognized among the top 10 in Los Angeles for opening doors of opportunity for underserved students and helping to close the achievement gap here in LA," Angella Martinez, chief academic officer of KIPP LA schools, said in a statement. "While there is so much more work to be done, we are proud of our school teachers and leaders that are proving what is possible in public education."