KIPP began in 1994 when two teachers, Mike Feinberg and Dave Levin, launched a fifth-grade public school program in inner city Houston, TX, after completing their commitment to Teach For America. In 1995, Feinberg remained in Houston to lead KIPP Academy Middle School, and Levin returned home to New York City to establish KIPP Academy in the South Bronx. These two original KIPP Academies became the starting place for a growing network of schools that are transforming the lives of students in under-resourced communities, and redefining the notion of what is possible in public education.
Learn more www.kipp.org
KIPP selects where they open new schools, much like a retailer selecting where to open a new franchise. Read what it takes to be considered:
http://www.kipp.org/07/KIPP_RFP_2006_Questions.pdf
Could your community make this commitment to public education? Would your community let this type of innovation to occur? Learn more about innovation in public education at the conference.
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