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Monday, September 13, 2010
KIPP LA Prep middle school, part of the KIPP LA Schools family of public charter schools, has vaulted to number two in the Los Angeles Unified School District, with a score of 877 on the 2010 California Standards Tests. Just last year, KIPP LA Prep ranked ninth. KIPP LA Prep students strongly outperformed most public school students, including particularly impressive results in math and science.
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..."
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..."
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..."
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..."
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.
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..."
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.
