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Election Day is a teachable moment at Democracy Prep
Democracy Prep students get out the vote on Super Tuesday earlier this year. Photo: Democracy Prep. Last month, students at Democracy Prep, a charter middle school in Harlem, traveled to City Hall to...
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Obama is an inspiration to a 14-year-old watching from Harlem
Students from 34 city public schools and and an influx of tearful well-wishers — including some members of the New York Guard, a family that traveled to Harlem from New Jersey, and city charter school...
View ArticleHarlem girl’s advice to Obama: Fund good schools, close the bad
I reported in our feature today that the Harlem Armory inauguration party included a pre-written postcard to Obama, on which students were supposed to give their advice about how to improve America’s...
View ArticleWhat schoolchildren sounded like when Obama became president
Democracy Prep Charter School students have been studying electoral politics all year. This is how it felt to be among them, and thousands of their peers, at the Harlem Armory today just after CNN...
View ArticleCharter school principal: I don’t “cream” my students. Do you?
Among those who have commented on Elizabeth’s post about journalist Jay Mathews’ seven KIPP myths are one of the charter school chain’s most vocal critics; a graduate of a KIPP school in Philadelphia;...
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Inside the dropping charter school grades, a wide range
Kim Gittleson's report on charter schools' performance on the city's progress reports lets users sift through every school. We already know that charter schools’ scores progress report scores fell even...
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Closure spurs talk of new strategy for struggling charter schools
Parents from Peninsula Preparatory Academy rallied against the city's closure decision outside Department of Education headquarters in January. Last month, as parents from Peninsula Preparatory Academy...
View ArticleAt Democracy Prep, counting words adds up to literacy growth
When Democracy Prep students stroll into school wearing t-shirts that read “I’m kind of a big deal” and “Don’t act like you’re not impressed,” they don’t get in trouble for not wearing their uniforms....
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Harlem impresario enters fraught charter school political scene
Lopez-Pierre, center, and his family, in a photo sent out in the new PAC's introductory emails. A Harlem realtor known for founding a controversial social club and playing a role in a high-profile loan...
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For some charters, 2012 reading test gains began with a struggle
Two years ago, just one in three students at Achievement First Bushwick were rated “proficient” on the state’s reading tests. It wasn’t exactly the kind of result promised from a high-performing...
View ArticleSome city schools look for support to boost teacher leadership
For many of the city’s strongest teachers, moving up professionally means moving out of the classroom and on to jobs in school management, consulting, policy, or academia. That was the conclusion of a...
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Growth assured, Democracy Prep plans for a founder-less future
Superintendent Seth Andrew answers questions after the Democracy Prep admissions lottery event earlier this year. When the first crop of seniors at Democracy Prep Charter High School graduates next...
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Inverting conventional wisdom, Korean leader lauds city school
Democracy Prep Charter High School students who recently took an exchange trip to South Korea, met with South Korean Prime Minister Kim Hwang-Sik during his visit to the school. Last month, students...
View ArticleIn Manhattan conference room, students get networking workout
College and career readiness isn’t just about what students know — it’s about whom they know, too. That’s the philosophy behind the Opportunity Network, a 10-year-old nonprofit organization that aims...
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Harlem impresario enters fraught charter school political scene
Lopez-Pierre, center, and his family, in a photo sent out in the new PAC's introductory emails. A Harlem realtor known for founding a controversial social club and playing a role in a high-profile loan...
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For some charters, 2012 reading test gains began with a struggle
Two years ago, just one in three students at Achievement First Bushwick were rated “proficient” on the state’s reading tests. It wasn’t exactly the kind of result promised from a high-performing...
View ArticleSome city schools look for support to boost teacher leadership
For many of the city’s strongest teachers, moving up professionally means moving out of the classroom and on to jobs in school management, consulting, policy, or academia. That was the conclusion of a...
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Growth assured, Democracy Prep plans for a founder-less future
Superintendent Seth Andrew answers questions after the Democracy Prep admissions lottery event earlier this year. When the first crop of seniors at Democracy Prep Charter High School graduates next...
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Inverting conventional wisdom, Korean leader lauds city school
Democracy Prep Charter High School students who recently took an exchange trip to South Korea, met with South Korean Prime Minister Kim Hwang-Sik during his visit to the school. Last month, students...
View ArticleIn Manhattan conference room, students get networking workout
College and career readiness isn’t just about what students know — it’s about whom they know, too. That’s the philosophy behind the Opportunity Network, a 10-year-old nonprofit organization that aims...
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