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My 3rd and 4th grade teacher, Ms. Schweickert, was one of my favorite teachers. She taught me how to take risks, be ok with learning difficult new concepts, and how school could be fun and not just demanding. And as … Continue reading →

I’m taking a vacation from this blog to guest blog for Rick Hess, who wears jeans and sandals to conferences.  Very cool:) Here’s a link to the first entry: http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/rick_hess_straight_up/2013/02/how_cage-busting_is_paying_off_for_kipp.html

Last week I was in South Africa with the Michael and Susan Dell Foundation, helping build a better tomorrow.  They asked me to write a guest blog for Dell Foundation, which I’m including here as well.  And related to this … Continue reading →

By Mike Feinberg, Sehba Ali, and Jason Bernal from the Houston Chronicle on December 14, 2012. It has been a challenging couple of years for public education in Texas. The cuts to the state’s PreK-12 education system have eliminated key … Continue reading →

In early October, Penn and KIPP held a ceremony to celebrate an agreement (MOU) that memorialized the partnership that has been in place since we first took KIPPsters to Dear Ole Penn in the spring of 1998. That campus visit has … Continue reading →

This post is from a guest blogger, Leo Linbeck III. Thanks to Leo and the educators and business leaders who huddled up with him to think beyond Z about our upcoming legislative session! Texas Families First is a different kind … Continue reading →

I am honored and humbled to have served with each of you in our incredibly committed Team & Family this year. Friday was the last day of summer session and also marked the last day of an extraordinary year. Congratulations … Continue reading →

Our new Director of Development, Sondee Hatcher, is taking her position to new heights…..literally Call it mission-driven, call it insanity, call it desperation, call it inspiration, but whatever you call it, Sondee will be climbing a 14,000 foot mountain in … Continue reading →

Our guest blogger is Elliott Witney, who has been School Leader of KIPP Academy in Houston for the past decade, and who is about to take his leadership skills to our partner district, Spring Branch ISD, to help them double … Continue reading →

We are proud of just how far of a reach we have as a collective Team and Family. Check out KIPP SHARP’s Dorothy Whitney’s email below about her experience in Tunisia. My trip to Tunisia in December was my second … Continue reading →