01.29.2008 6:30 pm
Will KIPP get us on the charter school map? Should it?
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
The announcement today from the San Francisco-based Knowledge is Power Program makes Washington University the sponsor a cluster of five tuition-free, hard-work public schools, aimed at serving roughly 1,500 St. Louis students over the next 10 years. The first, a middle school, would open in the fall of 2009
According to our story, by education writer David Hunn:
The program, known as KIPP, is the most well-respected charter school network in the country. Now, Washington University is the most prestigious university to sponsor a U.S. charter school. Experts say, together, the two will not only alter local education, but provide a model for…
