Monthly Archives: January 2017

KIPPie Does Dallas

Posted on January 29, 2017 by garyrubinstein

Dallas is the childhood home of Wendy Kopp.  And Wendy Kopp begat TFA, and TFA begat Dave Levin and Mike Feinberg, and Dave Levin and Mike Feinberg begat KIPP, and KIPP begat KIPP Destiny Elementary School in Dallas-Fort Worth.  So … Continue reading →

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TFA CEO’s Husband Heads One Of The 73 Lowest Rated Schools In Texas

Posted on January 15, 2017 by garyrubinstein

YES Prep is a charter school network of sixteen schools in Houston.  Founded by a TFA alum and staffed by many TFA teachers, it has been hailed as a TFA success story.  Fueled by being the school to invent the … Continue reading →

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The Student Progress At KIPP Is Small And Dim (Clap Clap Clap Clap) Deep In The Heart Of Texas

Posted on January 13, 2017 by garyrubinstein

Reformers love A-F school ratings.  They think that giving a school a single letter grade will inform parents to make the best ‘choice’ of where they should send their child.  The idea is that these ratings will improve schools in … Continue reading →

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Big Name Charters Flee Tennessee’s ASD

Posted on January 2, 2017 by garyrubinstein

Tennessee’s Achievement School District, or ASD for short, is one of the most high profile education experiments in the country.  In 2011, fueled by winning a Race To The Top grant, then education commissioner and former TFA vice president and … Continue reading →

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