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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.
New GreatSchools Report Reveals a Tale of Two School Systems in California
California offers 59% of white and 73% of Asian students with access to good educational opportunities and high student achievement, but the same advantages are only accessible to 2% of African-American and 6% of Hispanic students, according to a new report released by GreatSchools.
San Francisco Parents Come Out for Parent Power Day
San Francisco parents came together on June 10 to learn about how local schools are doing, what they can do to support their children to college and how parents can work together to improve education in their community.
Join us for Parent Power Day
Did you know that most low-income students in San Francisco schools are falling behind? This should not be happening in our city! Parents like YOU can use your power to make a difference and change this! Get data about how San Francisco schools are doing. Learn about...
Parents want Promise Academy in Downtown San Jose
Tonight, the San Jose Unified school board will vote whether to approve Promise Academy, a new TK-12 charter public school proposed for downtown San Jose. In today’s Mercury News, parent leader and Promise Academy founding parent, Molly Reyes, shared why she wants her...
Innovate Parent Leaders Talk Parent Power
On May 17, parent leaders from Innovate Public Schools took the stage to talk parent power at the NewSchools Summit, in front of a crowd of 1,200 of the top education leaders and changemakers in the country.
“When parents understand how to build their collective power, they can drive positive change in their communities and create much better schools,” said Innovate CEO Matt Hammer, who moderated the panel of parents.
Parents ask new SFUSD superintendent to make closing the achievement gap a priority
On Tuesday, April 4, Innovate parent leaders made their voices heard at a San Francisco Unified school board meeting. The school board met that evening to discuss and vote on the appointment of Vincent Matthews as of SFUSD’s new superintendent. Innovate parent leaders...
Meet Dr. Anthony Johnson, Founder of Promise Academy in San Jose
This week, submitted a petition for a new K-12 school in downtown San Jose. The school is planned to open in fall 2018 and has a focus on science, math and technology, supported by a partnership with The Tech Museum of Innovation. Get to know the school’s founder, Dr. Anthony Johnson, and what inspired him to create this school.
California Receives a C- Grade in New Quality Counts Report
California scores below average in Education Week Research Center’s annual Quality Counts report. the state was given a “C-” grade, placing it 42nd among all states in educational performance.
We’re hiring for Community Organizers
Did you know? Innovate is hiring community organizers in the Bay Area. Wondering what a community organizer does? Hear from our organizing team about why they were drawn to this field and what it’s like. ...
The Year in Pictures: 2016
New schools, new programs, and new partnerships. Innovate Public Schools aims to make the Bay Area a place where every student has access to a world-class public school. This year, we worked alongside parents, educators, and community leaders to make that vision a...
Photos from our 2016 Top Schools Celebration
Check out the photos from our second annual celebration of the top public schools in the region serving underserved students. Parents, educators and community leaders from across the Bay Area came together at Microsoft’s campus in Mountain View to learn what works for...
New video! 2016 Top Schools Celebration
On Thursday, December 1, Innovate Public Schools held its second annual celebration of the top public schools in the region serving underserved students. Parents, educators and community leaders from across the Bay Area came together at Microsoft’s campus in Mountain View to learn what works for these schools.