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How can we improve our schools? What will help our children learn? Read about innovations in education and what they mean for your school, your children and your community.
2018 CAASPP Scores: Little Improvement in Achievement Gap
CAASPP scores are out – here’s how local Bay Area districts did.
Advocate’s Guide: Believe in Me (What to ask and look for)
Before students with disabilities even begin learning in the classroom, they already face barriers against their success — namely, perceptions against their ability to succeed. Our Advocate’s Guide to Special Education explains why it’s so important for everyone, at...
Special Education Mythbuster #1
The majority of students with disabilities can meet the same grade-level standards as their peers with the right support and guidance.
How a Mountain View elementary school more than doubled student proficiency in three years
Struggling schools can turn around with determination and focus on putting the effective practices of world-class schools into action.
Gema Corrales Ruíz is Innovate’s East Palo Alto Community Organizer
Gema joined Innovate Public Schools in December of 2017 and is the community organizer in East Palo Alto.
Marissa Castañeda is Innovate’s Redwood City Community Organizer
Marissa joined Innovate Public Schools in May of 2018 and is the community organizer in Redwood City.
Promise Academy will open in Fall 2019
Although Promise Academy was approved unanimously by the California State Board of Education on January 19th, it will be forced to delay its start date by one year because of efforts by the San Jose Unified School District. Promise Academy will open in the fall of 2019.
Prepare Your Student for College Applications This Summer
To get a leg up on the college process, families can use the summer to plan ahead so students can make the most of each school year. Here are a few things you and your student can do each year to be ready for the college application process.
How Can I Help My Child Keep Learning This Summer?
During the summer, most students lose two months of math learning, and low-income students typically lose two to three months of advancement in reading.
Promise Academy Parents Are Still Fighting For Their Kids
On Tuesday, Innovate Public Schools parent leaders and Promise Academy (Promise) founder Dr. Anthony Johnson met with San Jose Unified School District for a final push to secure a school site in downtown San Jose.
Innovate Partners with PHP to Empower Parents
On Thursday May 17th, a hundred parents gathered in San Jose to attend the “Parent Empowerment Forum on Special Education,” co-hosted by Innovate Public Schools and Parents Helping Parents (PHP).
Meet Terrence Davis, Founder of Mary L. Booker Leadership Academy
This April, Terrence Davis and a group of founding parents and community members submitted a petition for a new school in Southeast San Francisco to the San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD). Learn more about their vision for a world-class school in their community.
The 10 San Francisco Schools with the Biggest Achievement Gaps
San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) Superintendent Vincent Matthews recently released a list of the 10 schools with the biggest achievement gaps. This underscores that the gaps between underserved students and their more privileged peers don’t just show up across the community, but often there are huge gaps within the same school.
Parents Build Their Power at National Parent Leader Institute
At the start of our 2018 Parent Leader Institute, parents were asked to finish this sentence, “My child is my…” Responses included: Passion, work, motivation, hero, angel, peace, treasure, purpose, and “everything”. Then parents wrote their beloved children’s names on...
State Board of Education Approves Promise Academy
On Jan. 19, the State Board of Education (SBE) unanimously approved Promise Academy, which plans to open with grades TK-8 in downtown San Jose this fall.
Most Students of Color in Sequoia Union Don’t Graduate Eligible for a 4-year University
Our Bay Area public high schools should prepare all students to go to college and thrive in the 21st Century. But in Sequoia Union High School District, the path to college is still out of reach for too many high school graduates.
State of Emergency for Black and Latino SFUSD Students
Hundreds of parents, students, and community members gathered to shed light on the state of emergency for Black and Latino SFUSD students.
Parents Show Their Power at San Francisco City Hall
Parent leaders gathered in front of San Francisco City Hall for a press conference to let the Mayor, Board of Supervisors, Superintendent, and School Board know that their kids deserve better.
Test Scores Show No Progress on Closing Achievement Gap
The California Department of Education released test scores for the 2016-2017 school year. For most of the state, scores did not improve.
New East Palo Alto School Takes Learning Beyond the Classroom
Oxford Day Academy wants to prove that rigorous, hands-on learning doesn’t have to be a privilege of the wealthy.