KIPP charter group interested in Mississippi
by Amy McCullough
Published: February 12,2012
Tags: KIPP, KIPP Delta Public Schools in Arkansas, Mississippi, Mississippi Business Journal, Scott Shirey, The Knowledge is Power Program
The Knowledge is Power Program, or KIPP, charter schools are well-respected nationwide for having a proven track record of charter school success. Of more than 100 KIPP schools serving 32,000 students nationally, the majority of whom are minorities qualifying for free lunch programs, more than 85 percent have entered college upon graduation. The mission of [...]
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