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A Deafening Silence

John Merrow | Posted 05.04.2012

Read More: New Orleans, Leadership, Christine Marcelin, Murder, Brandon Adams, Gun Control, KIPP Believe, Kipp, Guns, Higher Education, Nra, New Orleans Schools, Video, Education News

Gun violence is tearing our urban centers apart, and the blood that's most often shed seems to be that of promising young children. Why the deafening silence from our leading campuses?

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KIPP Student Recalls Tough Path To Graduation, College

Patch | Sonja Sharp | Posted 08.18.2011

Read More: KIPP Schools, Francisco Deleon, Kipp King Charter School, Kipp, Hispanic Students, Bohannon Middle School, Kipp King Collegiate High, Latino Students, Charter Schools, Education News

Every day for four years, Norma DeLeon Zarate would remind her son Francisco this day was coming. "For as long as I can remember, she was saying, 'Yo...

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Education Is Not a Consumer Product

Steve Nelson | Posted 08.09.2011

Read More: Harmony Schools, Online Learning, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Cosmos Foundation, Green Dot, Kipp, Privitization, Harlem Success, Catholic Schools, Education Reform, Charter Schools, Education News

Now, courtesy of Gates and others, we're on the front edge of an analogous privatizing wave that will drown public education. Once it's gone, we'll never get it back.

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The Charter School Debate: KIPP And Its Critics Are Both Right

John Thompson | Posted 06.17.2011

Read More: Kipp, Mathematica, Gary Miron, Jay Mathews, Education, Poverty, Charter Schools, Education Reform, KIPP Charter Schools, Education News

By pretending that KIPP serves our most vulnerable students, society is given an excuse for starving alternative services for our most traumatized kids.

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Richard Branson Will Ignite the World

Brandon Deroche | Posted 06.14.2011

Read More: Buzz Aldrin, Virgin Galactic, Gavin Newsom, Richard Branson, Whiteknighttwo, Kipp, Rachel Hunter, Virgin Unite, Virgin America, T2, Airlines, Impact News

Richard Branson is a real life Willy Wonka and everyone wants to win his golden ticket to space.

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Study: KIPP Charter Schools Pull In More Cash Than Other Schools

Sarah Garland | Posted 06.03.2011

Read More: Education, Mathematica, KIPP Charter Schools, Student Retention, Charter Schools, Privatization, Student Attrition, Education Reform, Western Michigan University, Kipp, Education News

A new study attempts to prove KIPP provides unfair advantages over traditional public schools, including more advantaged students and more private money at their disposal.

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In Education, Basic Demands Are Being Ignored

John Merrow | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Teachers, Supply and Demand, Education, John Merrow, Teacher Unions, School Lottery, Kipp, Teach for America, Education Reform, YES Prep, Demand, Education News

For the last 30 minutes or so, I have been listening to a father talk about his two young children, ages 7 and 10.

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While Budget Cuts Slam Public Schools, Charters Expand Rapidly

AP | TERENCE CHEA | Posted 05.26.2011

Read More: Public Schools, Waiting for Superman, Bill Gates Education, Diane Ravich, Obama Education, Segregation, Charter Schools, Oprah Winfrey Education, Race to the Top, Kipp, School Budget Cuts, School Budgets, Education News

OAKLAND, Calif. — As cash-strapped school districts lay off teachers and close campuses, publicly funded charter schools are flourishing and alt...

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Becoming a Nation of School Leaders

Lisa Belzberg | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: School Reform, Kipp, School Leaders, School Leadership, Leadership Academies, Education News

A 2004 study on school performance couldn't find a single documented case where troubled schools were turned around without the intervention of a powerful leader.

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Great Charter Schools 'Aren't Flukes'

TIME | Andrew J. Rotherham | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Public Schools, The Lottery, Kipp, Waiting for Superman, Education Reform, Time Magazine, Charter Schools, Education News

Charter schools are all the rage these days. The public is increasingly smitten with them -- in this year's Phi Delta Kappa/Gallup education poll, 68%...

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Not Waiting for Superman

Tom Murphy | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: City Year, Michelle Rhee, Msnbc, Waiting for Superman, Education, Nativitymiguel, Waiting-for-Superman-Review, Davis Guggenheim, Harlem Children's Zone, Kipp, Teach for America, Philadelphia, Mastery Charter School, Notre Dame Mission Volunteers, Geoffrey Canada, Education News

Guggenheim said that we must, "move past self-interest and do what's best for the kids." There are thousands of Americans who do this every year.

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Education News: Recess Round-Up

Susan Sawyers | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Education Reform, Teacher Quality, The Hechinger Report, Kipp, Edcuation News, Race to the Top, For-Profit Colleges, Impact News

(Photo by DangApricot) A round-up of this week's education stories brought to you by The Hechinger Report. Education in our nation has at its hear...

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Virgin America To Donate Up To $50,000 From Ticket Sales To Education Nonprofits

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Educational Causes, Twitter, Kipp, Knowledge Is Power Program, Fly Forward Give Back, Virgin America, Donating to Nonprofits, Virgin America Twitter, Education, Education Nonprofits, Impact News

Virgin America and Twitter have joined forces to launch a Fly Forward, Give Back airfare sale for charity. For 24 hours, $5 will be donated to educati...

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Are We All Part of the Problem?

Alan Gottlieb | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Waiting for Superman, Education, Randi Weingarten, Colorado Education Reform, Michael Bloomberg, Joel Klein, Eva Moskowitz, Harlem Children's Zone, Kipp, Teachers Union, Education Reform, Geoffrey Canada, Denver News

There is a growing impatience among journalists with today's self-styled education reformers.

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P.S. 1 and Manual: An Ill-Suited Match

Alan Gottlieb | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Kipp, Cole-Arts-and-Science-Academy, Denver Public Schools, Charter Schools, Denver-School-of-Science-and-Technology, Denver News

Feelings are still raw in Cole and Whittier over the closing of Manual High School three years ago. It wouldn't take much for people to start complaining that Manual has gotten the shaft. Again.

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And Never the Twain Shall Meet?

Alan Gottlieb | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Denver Public Schools, Latinos, Arturo Jimenez, Charter Schools, Race to the Top, Kipp, Education Reform, Democrats for Education Reform, Dps, West Denver Prep, Denver News

The deepening political divide on the Denver school board and elsewhere in the education world is often described as 'reformers' vs. 'non-reformers.' Let's dispose of those meaningless labels.

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KIPP Houston High School: U.S. News And World Report's Gold Medal List As 16th In The Nation

Melanie Duppins | Posted 11.17.2011

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U.S. News and World Report announced the 100 Gold Medal high schools in the United States. KIPP Houston High School, a college-preparatory school in Houston, Texas, ranked 16th on this list.

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Donald Fisher Dead: Gap Co-Founder, 81, Dies

AP | SARAH SKIDMORE | Posted 05.25.2011

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PORTLAND, Ore. — Donald G. Fisher, who co-founded apparel giant Gap Inc., has died at age 81 after a long battle with cancer. The company said ...

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More Bad Education News (And Some Bright Spots)

Tom Vander Ark | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Education Reform, Charter Schools, Graduation Rates, High School, Kipp, Public High School, Politics News

For someone that spent most of the last 10 years working on this problem it is discouraging to see the grad rate dip this low.

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How A Charter School Turns Union

Alexander Russo | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Breaking Politics News, Teachers, Schools, Unions, Charters, Brooklyn, Teacher Organization, KIPP Brooklyn, Union Organizers, Teachers Unions, Kipp, Teacher Unions, Organization, Politics News

It seemed at first like the unionization effort at the KIPP school in Brooklyn might happen without too much conflict. By early February, however, reports started coming out about stalled negotiations and alleged intimidation by KIPP administrators.

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