Charter school operator in Southern California
KIPP SoCal ("SoCal" means Southern California ) is a charter school operator associated with KIPP (Knowledge Is Power Program ). KIPP LA, serving the Los Angeles metropolitan area , was founded in 2003 with two middle schools and now consists of 15 schools.[ 1] [ 2]
According to an article in LA School Report , the district "serves 5,750 students, 90 percent of them low income, 74 percent are Latinos, 24 percent are English learners, and 11 percent receive special education services."[ 3]
KIPP LA united with KIPP San Diego in July 2019 to form KIPP SoCal. Marcia Aaron is KIPP SoCal's CEO and founder.[ 4]
Awards and recognition [ edit ] In 2015, KIPP Raíces Academy School was named a National Blue Ribbon School by the US Department of Education .[ 5] The same award was given in 2016 to KIPP Los Angeles College Prep.[ 6]
A 2016 Education Equality Index from Education Cities recognized the work done by three KIPP LA schools to close the achievement gap.[ 7] [ 8]
A 2017 Stanford University study said that KIPP LA gained 90 days of learning in reading compared with students at LA district schools.[ 9] [ 10]
Conflicts with District [ edit ] In 2017, KIPP LA was involved with a conflict with the Los Angeles School District over what KIPP considered to be overly aggressive oversight, including by the district's inspector general.[ 11]
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^ "Our Schools" . www.kippla.org . Retrieved 2018-05-12 .
^ "Los Angeles charter groups give students two months' more math learning than other LA public schools, analysis of new CREDO data finds | LA School Report" . laschoolreport.com . Retrieved 2018-05-12 .
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^ "KIPP Raíces celebrates its National Blue Ribbon Schools award | LA School Report" . laschoolreport.com . Retrieved 2018-05-12 .
^ "KIPP LA Prep in Boyle Heights named National Blue Ribbon School | LA School Report" . laschoolreport.com . Retrieved 2018-05-12 .
^ "Education Equality Index" . www.educationequalityindex.org . Retrieved 2018-05-12 .
^ "Report finds charters lead the way in closing 'achievement gap' in LA | LA School Report" . laschoolreport.com . Retrieved 2018-05-12 .
^ "Charter Management Organizations 2017" (PDF) . Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-01-17.
^ "Los Angeles charter groups give students two months' more math learning than other LA public schools, analysis of new CREDO data finds | LA School Report" . laschoolreport.com . Retrieved 2018-05-12 .
^ Phillips, Howard Blume, Anna M. "Charter schools, L.A. Unified likely to strike compromise to avoid showdown at board meeting" . latimes.com . Retrieved 2018-05-12 . ((cite web ))
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Schools This list is incomplete.