Charter schools were envisioned as institutions of innovation where teachers could have freedom to test new ways of educating students. However, many contend that the vision was lost when charter school proponents started promoting them as competitors for traditional public schools. As of May 2019, more than 7,000 charter schools existed across 44 states and […]
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Rising student enrollment in south Oklahoma City creates an opening for charter school expansion
Rising student enrollment in south Oklahoma City creates an opening for charter school expansion.
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The fight for permanent legal status will take Dreamers and their allies to Oklahoma’s Congressional delegation
The fight for permanent legal status will take Dreamers and their allies to Oklahoma’s Congressional delegation. Efforts are already underway.
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A local charter program plans to expand into south OKC
KIPP OKC South Community Prep opens for the 2017-18 school year and will add one grade level per year.
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KIPP Reach celebrates 15 years of enriching students’ lives
The college preparatory middle school is gearing up to expand the KIPP model into a high school and elementary school.
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KIPP leaders reveal charter proposal for Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary, Douglass High School
“Our kids need us,” McDaniel said. “We owe it to our kids to give them a quality education.”
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Local charter schools offer partnership with OKCPS
OKCPS considers partnering with charter schools to improve public education and asks community for feedback.