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This post is part of a series of posts celebrating students who are making it to and through college with the support of the KIPP charter school network’s

There’s a tutoring epidemic. It goes beyond four-year-olds prepping to ace gifted and talented screenings, and teens cramming for the Specialized High Scho

“I could never make it there,” they said. “I am just not smart enough,” they explained. Those were some of the comments I heard from students in my high sc

Politics is at the heart of so much that is wrong with public education. On the left, education politics is often about increasing funding while evading re

Some states may be setting themselves up to fail. That’s my takeaway after reading through a summary of state education plans for dealing with schools that

Knowing how well a school is doing is some of the most important information we as parents can have. It offers a starting point for raising questions to pr

If Governor John Bel Edwards has his way today, setting higher goals for Louisiana students could be delayed by a year or two and possibly even die on the

“In God we trust. All other bring data.” —W. Edward Demming   Right now, our school, Nashville Classical Charter School, is planning to open a middle schoo

This is a stressful time for many urban eighth-grade students and parents who are considering high school options, and hearing from public schools about ac