KIPP Stockton: My Students Will Know They Belong
One of my most vivid memories of school is being in third grade and going to the school library with a very specific mission in mind. I am the proud daughter of Vietnamese refugees...
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Literacy: The Key to Learning & Life
I started my teaching career ten years ago. Since then, I’ve taught a variety of grade levels and subjects, including science, reading, and math. I’ve learned that the key to student learning, no matter...
KIPP in Stockton: A Parent’s Dream Realized
When I was growing up in El Salvador, my father dreamed that I would graduate from university so I would have better opportunities and choices when I became an adult. Thanks to his support,...
KIPP Stockton: El Sueño de una Madre
El sueño de mi padre cuando yo estaba creciendo en El Salvador era que yo me graduara de la universidad para tener mejores oportunidades y opciones de trabajo como adulta. Gracias a su apoyo,...
From Student to Teacher: KIPP Teacher Residency
Today, I’m a proud high school biology teacher but, as you might imagine, before I became a teacher, I was a student. It was my experience as a student in Houston that helped shape...
The Voice of a First Time Voter! | KIPP Alum Perspectives
Alejandro Hinojosa, KIPP San Francisco College Prep alum & current University of San Francisco student, talks with his younger brother, fellow KIPP alum and San Francisco State University student Emmanuel Hinojosa, about being a...
Beyond KIPP – A Firefighter’s Journey
Kevin Gonzales, KIPP King Alum & Cal East Bay student I am firefighter, and I’m proud to be pursuing a career that helps people. That is what drives me: helping people and their gratitude....
COVID-19 is still here. So are we.
Melissa Salgado, Director of Advocacy & Community Engagement COVID-19 has upended so many aspects of our everyday lives. Everything from going to school to going to the grocery store is a markedly different experience...
Distance Learning—It Takes A Team
Joon Kim, KIPP Heritage math teacher My name is Joon Kim, and I teach for my grandfather, a teacher himself, who taught me to learn. He taught high school mathematics for his entire career,...
Lifting KIPP School Spirit…Digitally.
Although teachers and students alike were not necessarily surprised by the announcement, there was no way we could have been fully prepared for what this would mean for our school community.