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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.
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.
A Note From Promise Academy CEO Dr. Anthony H. Johnson
Dear Promise Academy Supporters, On Wednesday, we brought our case for a better school option in downtown San Jose to the Santa Clara County Office of Education (SCCOE) Board of Trustees. We presented our charter petition with plans for our school, but faced...
Vote YES on Rocketship Redwood City Prep
On Monday, Redwood City’s City Council will vote whether to approve a permanent school facility for Rocketship Redwood City Prep, a new public school. At stake is the low-income community’s future in Redwood City. While Silicon Valley’s boom pushes low-income families...
Community Vigil for Education Justice in Redwood City
On August 28th, 2017, Redwood City parent leaders and families gathered outside City Hall to fight for their children’s future. After winning a long battle to create their school, Rocketship Redwood City Prep, they want a school facility in the community where...
We need to close the belief gap
What a teacher believes about students’ potential impacts how well students perform. Unfortunately, teachers often have lower expectations for students of color. Learn how to change that.
Join us at the Promise Academy Hearing Wednesday, August 2nd, at 6pm
If you want to see a high-quality TK-12 school open in downtown San Jose, it is important that you come to the Promise Academy County Hearing on Wednesday at 6pm!
Opinion: Show Trump we value education, even if he doesn’t
Government budgets are more than spending plans. Like the budgets we make for our own families, they are a statement of what we value – what we care about and what we’re willing to sacrifice.
Promise Academy Will Appeal to Santa Clara County
Promise Academy is gearing up to take their charter petition to the Santa Clara County Office of Education next week.
Redwood City Planning Commission Approves Rocketship Construction
Parents packed the room at the Redwood City Planning Commission meeting to ask them to approve construction of a permanent facility for Rocketship Redwood City Prep. The school opened to students in fall 2015, but still hasn’t been able to break ground on their permanent facility.