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KIPP DC students demonstrate strong gains on 2016 PARCC

Today, the District of Columbia’s Office of the State Superintendent released 2015-16 scores for all D.C. schools’ performance on PARCC,...

KIPP DC Smilow Campus Receives Huge Renovation

On August 8th, our faculty and staff welcomed about 800 eager students to the state-of-the-art newly renovated at KIPP DC Smilow...

KIPP DC teacher honored at KIPP School Summit 2016!

Each year, the KIPP Foundation presents the Harriett Ball Excellence in Teaching Awards at KIPP School Summit. These prestigious awards...

KIPP DC Participates in 2016 Capital Pride Parade & Festival

KIPP DC is proud to celebrate and support its students, families, alumni, and staff members of all backgrounds, orientations, and...

KIPP DC Parent Organizes “Stop the Violence, Increase the Peace” Rally

Veda Rasheed, a parent from our Benning Campus, was inspired to coordinate a “Stop the Violence, Increase the Peace” rally...

Heights Teacher Named Lead PBS Digital Innovator

Congratulations to KIPP DC Heights Academy teacher Blair Mishleau who was selected as a 2016 Lead PBS Digital Innovator! He...

KIPP DC Schools Recognized for Closing the Achievement Gap

The Education Equality Index (EEI) is the first national comparative measure of the achievement gap at the school, city and...

KIPP DC Schools Receive Tier 1 Ratings

For the third year in a row, every eligible KIPP DC school (KEY, AIM, WILL, Promise, and KCP) received a...

PARCC Results

PARCC is the new Common Core-aligned state assessment, designed to be far more challenging than D.C.’s previous assessment (the DC...

KCP Highlighted at the White House Summit on Next Generation High Schools

On November 10th, the Obama Administration hosted the first-ever White House Summit on Next Generation High Schools. The event highlighted...