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Press Release: Local Principal Wins Prestigious Leadership Award

Wednesday, June 16, 2010

"Angella Martinez, School Leader for KIPP Los Angeles College Preparatory School (KIPP LA Prep) has been awarded the New Leaders Council’s (NLC) 40 Under 40 Leadership Award for her leadership in elevating KIPP LA Prep to one of the top 10 middle schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District. KIPP LA Prep is located in Boyle Heights, with a student population that is 94 percent Latino, and 95 percent of its students qualify for the federal free and reduced lunch program..."

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The Time to Learn: KIPP Schools Show What a Longer School Day Offers - Washington Post

Tuesday, July 20, 2010

"A new report documents again that middle school students in the Knowledge is Power Program (KIPP) outperform their counterparts in traditional public schools -- and debunks some of the arguments often used to discount KIPP's success..."

KIPP Middle Schools Found to Spur Learning Gains - Education Week

Tuesday, June 22, 2010

"Students’ gains in mathematics after three years in a charter school run by the Knowledge Is Power Program, or KIPP, are large enough in about half of schools to significantly narrow race- and income-based achievement gaps among students, according to a study of 22 KIPP middle schools nationwide..."

Bank Invests in the Eastside - Eastern Group Publications

Thursday, April 29, 2010

"For Pan American Bank, kindergarten is when financial literacy training should begin. On Tuesday, the bank, with ties to the community that go back nearly half a century, kicked off a campaign to provide over 14,000 children and parents with a financial education at the KIPP Raices Academy public charter school in East Los Angeles..."

Niños aprenden a ahorrar desde chicos - Univision Channel 34

Monday, April 26, 2010

Pan American Bank launched a financial literacy program at KIPP Raíces Academy in April. The program, which includes providing students $5 each in college savings accounts, teaches students and families about financial planning and wealth accumulation.

Students Benefit from Longer School Days - CNN.com

Wednesday, March 17, 2010

"School districts nationwide are trimming funds, for custodians to school supplies, to address widening budget gaps. Even public schools in affluent communities such as Mill Valley, California, and Scarsdale, New York, are scrambling to make ends meet..."

KIPP on the CBS Evening News

Sunday, March 7, 2010

Our KIPP cousins at TEAM Schools in Newark, NJ, were featured on the CBS Evening News last week. Click the link to watch the video.

Education Reform, One Classroom at a Time - Washington Post

Friday, February 19, 2010

KIPP is highlighted as an organization that employs dedicated, talented teachers in this op-ed Melinda Gates wrote about teacher quality.

Bloomberg Features KIPP Co-Founders Feinberg and Levin

Wednesday, January 20, 2010

This article from Bloomberg.com tells the story of KIPP's origins and highlights some of what makes KIPP successful.

KIPP Highlighted in Special Report on Charter Schools - Los Angeles Times

Sunday, January 10, 2010

As part of a special report on charter schools, the Los Angeles Times compared charters' student achievement results with those of magnet schools and traditional public schools. KIPP is highlighted as being among the highest achieving charter school networks in Los Angeles.

Wave in the Classroom: "It's Work, Work, Work - All Day" - Los Angeles Wave

Thursday, October 29, 2009

When the Los Angeles Wave visited KIPP Academy of Opportunity, they found students and teacher working hard all day, in pursuit of higher learning.

KIPP Student: "We Have to Earn Everything" - NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams

Monday, October 5, 2009

Erin Chapman, an eighth-grade student at KIPP LA's own KIPP Academy of Opportunity, films a typical school day -- starting at 5:45 a.m.

Great Expectations: KIPP Schools Close the Gap - NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams

Monday, October 5, 2009

KIPP LA's own KIPP Academy of Opportunity is featured in this NBC Nightly News report, which highlights KIPP as a network of public charter schools "being praised as an example of what works in education reform."

Who Will Pay for More School Time? - ABC 7

Monday, September 28, 2009

In this ABC 7 segment, KIPP LA Prep was featured as a high-achieving school where students spend more time in the classroom -- learning, engaging in enrichment activities, and preparing for college.

Press Release: KIPP LA Schools Ranked in Top 20 Percent of LA Unified Middle Schools on 2009 Tests

Tuesday, September 15, 2009

"KIPP LA Schools, the non-profit operator of three high-performing KIPP (Knowledge Is Power Program) schools in Los Angeles, announced today that its students made significant gains during the 2008-09 school year, achieving strong results on California Standards Tests and the nationwide SAT-10 tests..."

Academic Performance Index Scores Better, but Fall Short of State Average - Los Angeles Daily News

Tuesday, September 15, 2009

KIPP LA schools are highlighted as "some of the highest-performing charters" in Los Angeles.

Flexibility Key for Local Charter Schools - Eastern Group Publications

Thursday, June 25, 2009

"With the effects of the ongoing budget cuts still to be determined, local charter schools appear to have weathered the storm that has hit their traditional public school neighbors... For Marcia Aaron, executive director of KIPP L.A. Schools, the current budget conflict has allowed the charter management company to 'cut back on the small things that add up over time.'"

Healthy Lunches - ABC 7's "Eye On L.A."

Monday, June 1, 2009

"Eye On L.A." visits KIPP LA Prep to find out what students think about Revolution Foods' school lunches in a profile of the company and its healthy in-school lunch program.

Charter Schools to Get $3 Million - Los Angeles Times

Thursday, April 30, 2009

"One of the nation's most highly praised charter-school operators has landed another sizable donation to open more campuses in the Los Angeles area..."

Charter School Firm to Open More L.A. Campuses - Los Angeles Times' L.A. Now Blog

Wednesday, April 29, 2009

"One of the nation’s most highly praised charter-school operators has landed another sizable donation to open campuses in the Los Angeles area..."

Estrenan Secundaria en Boyle Heights - Eastern Group Publications

Thursday, February 26, 2009

KIPP LA Prep celebrated the Grand Opening of its new home in Boyle Heights with a ceremony that included remarks by Councilmember José Huizar and Los Angeles Unified School Board President Mónica García.

Press Release: KIPP School to Celebrate Opening in Boyle Heights

Wednesday, February 25, 2009

"KIPP LA Schools, the operator of three high-performing KIPP (Knowledge Is Power Program) schools in Los Angeles, will host a Grand Opening for the new long-term home of KIPP LA Prep on Wednesday, February 25 at 8:30 am at 2810 Whittier Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90023..."

KIPP's Entry Into Pre-K World Takes Some Adjustment - Education Week

Monday, February 2, 2009

"A growing network of academically oriented charter schools that has made its mark by serving disadvantaged middle school students is working to adapt its rigorous approach to fit its newest clientele: 4- and 5-year-olds..."

Change as a Teachable Moment - Education Week

Friday, January 23, 2009

"When KIPP Academy of Opportunity director Ian Guidera brought 12 of his students to Washington to see Barack Obama sworn-in as the 44th President he decided to use the trip as an opportunity to teach the students about the importance of strong leadership."

Ivy League Aspirations - Newsweek

Tuesday, January 20, 2009

"Getting fifth graders to think about college seems a little goofy. But it's key to the prospects of the next generation..."

KIPP Students Connect D.C. Lessons - Education Week Blog

Monday, January 19, 2009

"That it wasn't going to be an ordinary field trip was apparent from the moment that 12 students from the KIPP Academy of Opportunity in south Los Angeles, plus leaders of the charter school, stepped on to a Metrobus headed downtown to the Lincoln Memorial..."