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While we operate in different fields - Dimagi is experienced in the world of global healthcare, and KIPP in that of public education in the United States - both organizations are committed to doing what it takes to improve the quality of life in the communities we serve. That commitment has meant being willing to work beyond the traditional boundaries defined by our fields.

KIPP Minnesota opened its first middle school in 2008 to address the racial and economic achievement gaps in our schools. This fall, we will open our first elementary school, offer support to our first cohort of middle school alums who are heading to college, and make plans for a high school.

KIPP Nashville made its case to the state after its application to open two more charter schools was denied by the Metro board of education in August. KIPP is rebutting claims that further expansion of charters eats into money that would be spent on traditional schools.

On October 10, the 20th Anniversary of the Million Man March, 30 young men from KIPP Polaris Academy for Boys will march in Washington D.C.

Sehba Ali was in the career office during her senior year of college with plans of teaching for a couple years before pursuing a doctorate in psychology - then she saw a brochure for Teach for America, and her whole life changed.

The Oklahoma City School Board on Monday night approved a modified expansion plan for KIPP Reach Academy that will allow the charter school to occupy an existing elementary school building while a task force explores other possible locations.

Parents should not be punished by lack of state finances for wanting the best for their children... For us, public charter schools are the right choice.

A New Orleans principal has been honored as one of the state's top educators for 2017. The Louisiana Education Department named Joey LaRoche the 2017 High School Principal of the Year on Friday (July 15). LaRoche leads KIPP Renaissance High on St. Claude Avenue.

LASA, a magnet school, ranked No. 7 in Texas and No. 43 nationally on the list, which came out Tuesday. KIPP Austin Collegiate, a public charter school, came in second in the Austin area and was No. 10 in the state.

Diamond Akiniboboye answers immediately when asked where she will attend college. "I plan to go to Duke University," she says. She also is quick to say what year she will begin studying there: 2025. Diamond is 6 years old and in kindergarten. Her matter-of-fact approach that college is an expected step is what the charter school in downtown Helena, Ark. - KIPP Delta Public School - constantly preaches.