KIPP News

The State Board of Education is right about investing in charters

July 27, 2010 The Dallas Morning News | William McKenzie

Over the last few years, the social conservatives on the State Board of Education have gotten banged around considerably for their questionable decisions about the state’s history standards, science goals and student textbooks. But this time, they have it right… Read more

The time to learn: KIPP schools show what a longer school day offers

July 20, 2010 The Washington Post

One reason KIPP students learn more is that they are in school more. KIPP’s experience, and that of other schools with extended learning, should prompt the nation’s schools to face up to the need to change the school calendar… Read more

Race to the Top, lap two

July 16, 2010 International Business Times | Yuan Li Ren

Later this month, the second round of competition for “Race to the Top” grants will be announced. It’s been about a year since President Obama allocated $4.35 billion from the Recovery Act to initiate the program…Read more

What does “charterness” mean, exactly?

July 14, 2010 The Washington Post | Matthew Di Carlo

Two weeks ago, researchers from Mathematica dropped a bomb on the education policy community… Read more

Who’s in Charge at Charter Schools?

July 12, 2010 Education Week | Greg Richmond

As the deadline for round two of the federal Race to the Top grant competition loomed in May, the New York state legislature passed a contentious bill that symbolizes the nation’s hopes and fears for the charter school movement… Read more

The Benefits and Drawbacks of Starting School an Hour Late

July 7, 2010 The Atlantic | Derek Thompson

… Nor is it news to education mavens that ending a few hours late, as KIPP schools have done for years, has correlated with higher achievement scores, especially in low-income areas… Read more

Revolution Needed for Teaching Literacy in a Digital Age

July 5, 2010 The Huffington Post | Esther Wojcicki

… Highly successful, innovative small charter schools such as High Tech High, Green Dot and KIPP Academies have proven that kids can learn essential literacy skills starting in early childhood with a personalized curriculum, integrated technology, and skillful teachers…. Read more

Bill to save teachers’ jobs would slash reform programs

July 1, 2010 The Washington Post

… If his measure is approved, fewer states will get funds to reward high-performing teachers who work with at-risk students, there will be less money to help effective charter networks like KIPP (Knowledge Is Power Program) and there will be no incentive for states to enact reforms. … Read more

Charter Schools and the Challenge of Scalability

June 25, 2010 Good Magazine | Amanda M. Fairbanks

It’s been a pretty great week for experimental-school models and now the data is finally in, for KIPP schools, at least… Read more

National Charter Schools Conference

Remarks by Bill Gates, Co-Chair and Trustee | June 29, 2010

Sitting in the KIPP classroom and YES classroom showed me that the statistics alone don’t capture the magic of what’s going on… Read more