News Archive

Feb 2007 Catalyst Chicago, Staff: Popular with parents, charter schools have multiplied under Renaissance 2010. State law caps Chicago charters at 30, but the district’s 27 licensed operators are currently running 47 schools.

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Feb 2007 Catalyst Chicago, Sarah Karp: After years of teaching history in Chicago Public Schools, Kim Day concluded poor children of color were disconnected from the communities they lived in as well as the world outside their neighborhoods.

Jan 2007 Crain's Chicago Business, Samantha Stainburn: Chicago students are being lapped by kids in the suburbs, who boast some of the highest test scores in the country, and by students in urban districts like Austin, Texas, and New York, who show a better grasp of math, reading and science.  What do these kids have that Chicago students don't? More time.

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Aug 2006 Austin Weekly News, Terry Dean: And like the other fifth graders on Monday, before they began learning their academics, they were being taught about listening, working together and respecting each other and their teachers.

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Aug 2006 Renaissance 2010 Report: Top 10 New Schools 2005-2006 ISAT Growth in Composite Scores  *Based on percentage point increase in the percent meeting/exceeding state standards

Jan 2006 Post-Tribune, Sharlonda Waterhouse: The classroom windows at the KIPP Ascend College Preparatory School in Chicago frame a view of boarded-up houses and shuttered businesses. Nearby lots host abandoned junk buses and cars sprayed with graffiti. Jobs are scarce here, and life is hard.

Apr 2005: LQE is pleased to present you with our sixth School of the Week, KIPP Ascend Charter School in the Austin neighborhood. Each week, we will offer a look into a different Chicago charter school, providing an introduction to their innovative programs and featuring the voices of teachers and students.

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