$200 Bet: Do Charter School Teachers Have Credentials?
Recently, a bet among a friend and two anti-charter school public school teachers netted us a financial windfall of $200.00!Read More…
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New Report Shows Charter Schools Are Having Success with Low Income and Minority Students
On September 17, researchers from Stanford University released a report called “Getting Down to Facts II” that highlights the achievementsRead More…
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Why I’m Advocating to Keep Rocketship Fuerza Community Prep Open For 5 More Years
Due to my personal experience at school, I didn’t want my children to attend the schools that I attended. AtRead More…
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Public Education in Both Traditional and Charter Schools Are Pathways to Justice
I was born into a family of educators who value education as a means to achieve social justice. My privilegeRead More…
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KIPP Navigate College Prep: Why Was it a Struggle to Bring a High Quality High School to San Jose?
I learned about KIPP eight years ago when my elementary school had just opened and my daughter had the opportunityRead More…
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School Board Members Need to Think More Carefully Before Denying Charter School Petitions
A charter school has the audacity to petition your district to come in and “steal” 250 students from under theRead More…
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Coffee Break: Oakland’s Lakisha Young Is Done Waiting for Superman and Ready for Parents to Take the Lead
Lakisha Young is executive director of The Oakland REACH. She has dedicated her career to promoting access to quality schoolsRead More…
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Why Is San Jose Unified Denying Our School a Home?
Right now, we should be getting ready for the first day of school at Promise Academy, a new charter schoolRead More…
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Charter Schools Provide Freedom for Educators, But There Are Some Ways that They Can Improve
Regular K-12 public institutions have many challenges. They have overcrowded classrooms, underpaid teachers, and unacceptable high school graduation and collegeRead More…
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Learn More About The Enrollment Process for KIPP Bay Area Schools for 2018-2019
The mission of KIPP Bay Area Schools is to operate high-achieving public schools in educationally underserved communities. In the FallRead More…
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