In partnership with Causes.com, AT&T has launched The $80K Vote For Education to raise awareness and support for three excellent education nonprofits, including KIPP! AT&T will donate $80,000 across the three…
How Mia Made 2 Years of Reading Growth in 5th Grade
By Kristen Jones, Independent Reading Coordinator, TEAM Schools Most educators would agree that literacy is a dynamic process, reliant on abilities that can develop in isolation, but that need to work in…
Announcing: 2011 Jack Kent Cooke Young Scholars
Last month, excitement filled the air at KIPP as news spread that the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation selected eight KIPPsters from across the country for its prestigious Young Scholars Program….
Introducing KIPP’s Online Workshop Series
We’re excited to announce that a new series of online workshops are about to kick off! This year we are focusing on what it is like to work in at…
Character Work in the Classroom
This segment was broadcast on Minnesota Public Radio’s Midmorning with Kerri Miller Many students work to achieve high GPAs, but what about CPAs, or character point averages? Certain educators and psychologists…
Three Videos to Help You Teach Critical Thinking
In the Schools That Work series, Edutopia takes a deep look at what school successes are made of—how principals and teachers, parents, students, and schools collaborate to change young peoples’…
Exciting News from KIPP LA Schools
This is a guest post from Marcia Aaron, KIPP LA Schools Executive Director. This week has been an exciting one for KIPP LA Schools. I am immensely proud to share…