Posts tagged Kipp
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Morning bell: A proliferation of plans to help families pay for college
DC Council tentatively approves college aid proposal: The vote came on Councilmember David Catania’s plan to provide “Promise” scholarships for lower-income DC students. Some, including the Washington Post editorial board, fear that the program could jeopardize federal funds for a similar initiative, DC TAG. Post reporter Emma Brown delved into the details… Keep reading…
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Charter school resources don’t always correlate with ranking
In charter schools, as in traditional public schools, money doesn’t always guarantee results. One school, Paul Public Charter School, manages to do a lot with a little. The DC Public Charter School Board (PCSB) has recently released data detailing the amount of private money contributed to each charter school over the past three years. The amounts vary widely, as reported… Keep reading…
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DC wants charters in 4 closed schools, and KIPP is interested
Charter schools could soon occupy 4 campuses which housed DC public schools until the latest round of school closings. KIPP DC, part of the highly successful national chain of charter schools, plans to make a bid for one of them, the Hamilton school in Ivy City near Ivy City and Gallaudet. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: New York analogues
Rediscover Columbus Circle; Settle down about bikeshare, NYC; Adams Morgan = West Village?; KIPP will have to wait for Randall; Board sanctions Orange; Take a look; Is your commute an idyll?; Flood-control parkway; And…. Keep reading…
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Morning bell: ... Unless it’s about race (or KIPP)
MoCo scores up, racial/ethnic gap too; NoVA Latino students facing ‘resegregating’ schools; Test scores rise at charters, drop in DCPS; Initial DCPS budget stirs opposition; KIPP seeks to build second DC high school; More on Mathematica’s KIPP report; A look at educational reform in New Orleans. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Ride and learn
Better understand the Silver Line; Gripes on the Metro; Transfer delays dissuade transit riders; Drive-by wounds 13 in NoMA; KIPP wants to build at Randall; Too many schools?; Washington isn’t richest; And…; And and…. Keep reading…
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Morning bell: It’s always charters and school closures
Data backs up KIPP performance; KIPP DC expels many students; Closing schools hurt neighborhoods; Highest-paid first-year teachers?; Enrollment is now up; LA races judge school reform; Are schools suppressing diversity?; Common Core backlash…already?; Surprise, internships matter!. Keep reading…
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Morning bell: Stay in school
Longer school days?; School closed, keep students; What sequestration means; Sequester, Dr. Seuss style; Associate’s degree better than bachelor’s?; Truancy rates frustrate council; KIPP students soar. Keep reading…