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Freddy Gonzalez, who previously served as the principal of KIPP Austin College Prep and now works as the KIPP Foundation's chief learning officer, said the schools incorporate literacy into every class, including science and math.

U.S. News says Colorado's top 10 high schools overall (including charter, magnet and public) are: 1. Peak to Peak Charter School, Lafayette, Boulder Valley School District (BVSD). 2. KIPP Denver Collegiate High School, Denver, Denver Public Schools (DPS).

KIPP Reach has earned an A grade on the Oklahoma State School Report Card for the past four years. But these results are only an indicator of the progress we are making toward our ultimate goal - graduating KIPP students who are career and college ready. To date, 39 percent of students in our first KIPP class have graduated or are on track to graduate, which is above the national average for all students and four times higher than that of students from similar economic backgrounds.

When Executive Director Hannah Powell started at KIPP Columbus, five people oversaw 50 students in the fifth grade. Now heading into its ninth year, the school has over 1,100 students and 115 staff members.

During Daisy Montes Cabrera's final week of her first quarter at UC Davis, her father, who was terminally ill, died. Cabrera, a first-generation college student, wanted to leave Davis to be closer to her family in San Jose. But her high school college adviser, principal and teachers all encouraged her to stay, she said.

How do we best prepare students, especially those from underserved backgrounds, survive in competitive global society? A new report may help us answer that.

As of May 5, at least 77 students in the senior class have received over 300 acceptance to nearly 80 different colleges/universities, according to a release. The students have also acquired nearly $7 million in financial aid, surpassing the previous year's $2 million.

As the founder of KIPP Baltimore, which operates two high-performing public charter schools in the city, I am heartened and encouraged by our progress over the past six years under schools CEO Andrés Alonso.

As a lifelong Camden resident, I know our city has the potential to be great. Signs of it are happening everywhere. I see it most in my granddaughter. She is a kindergartner at KIPP Lanning Square Primary. Recently, her class celebrated their 100th day of the school year and it made me think about how much she's accomplished in that short time. There is a huge difference in the type of education she's getting compared to what my children got when they were in school. These kids are brilliant and KIPP is bringing that out in them.

My 6-year-old son attends KIPP Cooper Norcross Academy, and his experience last year and this year has been incredible. The school's reading program is actually fun for my son, his reading had grown from kindergarten- to almost second-grade level, which is incredible since he's still in first grade.