San Jose charter is finalist in STEM contest – Vote by March 25!
Downtown College Prep Alum Rock High is one of 15 schools across the U.S. to reach the finals in Samsung’s Solve for Tomorrow contest. Students designed a water conservation project.
The Goal: Raising AP pass rates for Latinos, blacks
Taking Advanced Placement courses — and passing the end-of course exams — helps students get into selective colleges, earn credits and prepare to succeed. Latino, black, low-income and first-generation students are less likely to earn AP credits — but a Dallas initiative is changing that.
Rich grad, poor grad
The college graduation gap is widening: People raised in high-income families are more than eight times more likely to complete a bachelor’s degree.
Joanne Jacobs to write for Innovate’s new blog
Innovate Public Schools is excited to announce that veteran education journalist Joanne Jacobs will be contributing regularly to our recently launched blog.
One School Shares Their Experience Doing a Test Run for the New SBAC Assessment
Cornerstone Academy in San Jose recently gave the new SBAC a test run and they share their tips for other schools to get ready for the test.