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  • The Daily News

    This charter still stands for change: In defense of KIPP schools

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  • Education Post

    Here’s Why ‘Work Hard, Be Nice’ Isn’t Enough

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  • Press Releases

    Congress must act now to put students, schools and our nation’s future on solid, equitable footing

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  • Wall Street Journal

    Why KIPP Has Retired ‘Work Hard. Be Nice’

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  • KIPP Foundation

    Richard Barth’s Weekly Thoughts: Turning Words into Action

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  • KIPP Foundation

    A Letter From Dave Levin to KIPP Alumni

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  • KIPP Memphis Collegiate Class of 2020 graduate Ronnie Parrott.
    Forbes

    The Pandemic Should Be A Catalyst To Triple Public School Funding

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  • Chalkbeat

    Charter schools cancel class to offer time to grieve, reflect after George Floyd’s killing

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  • KIPP NJ Alum Samani Ford
    Chalkbeat Newark

    Her Newark high school helped get her to college. Can it keep her on track during the pandemic?

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  • The 74

    I Rode the Bus for 93 Miles and 6 Hours So My Students Could have Instructional Packets and Their Families Food

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  • KIPP Foundation Chief Executive Officer Richard Barth
    Diverse Issues In Higher Education

    Seven Things Colleges Can Do to Help Students During this Pandemic

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  • The Economist

    Closing Schools for Covid-19 Does Lifelong Harm and Widens Inequality

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  • Education Post

    When We Run Out of Normal, We Learn to Make Some

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  • The Hill

    Why being connected really matters for students

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  • The New York Times

    Locked Out of the Virtual Classroom

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  • Forbes

    How The Government Can Help Students During School Closures

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  • KIPP Newark alum Generra Rodriguez with her son
    The 74

    A Mom’s View: Two Generations of School Choice Have Enabled My Newark Family to Meet the Challenges of Dyslexia and Thrive

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  • The New York Times

    Charter Schools in Surprise Political Fight as Trump and Democrats Turn Away

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  • KIPP NJ School Leader Sean Larry Stevens
    Good Morning America

    Honoring an educator for Black History Month

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255 Schools Across The Country

KIPP, the Knowledge is Power Program, is a non-profit network of college-preparatory, public charter schools educating early childhood, elementary, middle, and high school students.

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Our Approach

All children will learn and achieve at high levels if given the opportunity. Our goal is to help students develop the knowledge, skills, and character strengths they need to succeed throughout their education and in the competitive world beyond.

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  • More than
    100,000

    Students currently enrolled in KIPP schools

    More than
    100,000

    Students currently enrolled in KIPP schools

  • Nearly
    15,000

    KIPP alumni currently attending college

    Nearly
    15,000

    KIPP alumni currently attending college

  • 3X

    KIPP alumni graduate college at 3X the rate of their peers

    3X

    KIPP alumni graduate college at 3X the rate of their peers

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  • One of the first things they told us was that we all had the potential to go to college. I knew they meant it. Lexi Johnson-Lee, Alumna, KIPP Minnesota Public Schools

    One of the first things they told us was that we all had the potential to go to college. I knew they meant it.

    Lexi Johnson-Lee, Alumna, KIPP Minnesota Public Schools
  • I love watching our kids grow into young adults who will have a positive impact in their families, their communities, and their world. Mike Lucas, Principal, KIPP Baltimore

    I love watching our kids grow into young adults who will have a positive impact in their families, their communities, and their world.

    Mike Lucas, Principal, KIPP Baltimore
  • My students are the definition of resilience. Their hunger for a quality education motivates me daily to be a better teacher. Robert Manuel, AP World History Teacher, KIPP New Orleans

    My students are the definition of resilience. Their hunger for a quality education motivates me daily to be a better teacher.

    Robert Manuel, AP World History Teacher, KIPP New Orleans

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