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The Magic Moment: College Signing Days Make Rock Stars out of College-Bound Seniors, Inspiring Those Waiting in the Wings
At many of the big charter networks like KIPP senior signing days are “IT” events, proof to everyone that the schools followed through with the promises made to families when they signed up for the admission lotteries: We will get your child accepted into a four-year university.
Let’s fight together for equitable education, rather than against each other for scraps
The recent opinion piece “Students Need Properly Resourced Schools, Not Gimmicks Like Charters” by Glenn Sacks spreads false information specific to the KIPP School Network so we are choosing to address his misguided claims. Our hope, however, is that in the future this argument is laid to rest and energy is instead focused on partnered advocacy for educational equity because we all believe that students need properly resourced schools.
‘Far too many are still being left behind’: Getting into college isn’t enough
KIPP Weighs In on Higher Education Act Rewrite, Calls on Congress to Make College More Accessible to Low-Income Kids
Why Higher Education Act reauthorization must put more students on the path to college completion
New numbers show low-income alumni of KIPP schools are graduating college at 3-4 times the national average; alumni of Alliance, Aspire & Green Dot schools also above average
Who Wins When Public Schools Have Selective Admissions Policies?
Why charter public schools matter, especially for my kids
Opinion: Public Charter Schools Should Be Treated Fairly
My mom died and it turned my life upside-down. But I persevered and still went to college.