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Meet Angel McNeil, Founding Principal of our New School in DC

January 23, 2020

We have exciting news! Rocketship is opening its third school in Washington, D.C. in August 2020 just two blocks from the Fort Totten Metro Station in Ward 5! Angel McNeil,…

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Why this Rocketship Parent Believes Everyone Can Lead

by Ana Soledad Uribe Tapia, Founding Parent of Rocketship Mateo Sheedy | December 17, 2019

At Rocketship we talk a lot about parent power, unleashing the power of parents to champion their children’s education, hold leaders accountable, and enable high-quality public schools to thrive. But what does parent power look like in action? We caught up with Ana Soledad Uribe Tapia, a founding parent at our first school, Rocketship Mateo…

Why This San Jose Parent is Thankful for Rocketship’s Inclusive Integrated Special Education

December 2, 2019

By Rosemary Scott, Parent at Rocketship Discovery Prep My husband and I decided to leave our top-rated district school 2.5 years ago. My son, Jalen, had just completed his end of year Individualized Education Program (IEP) and we walked out of that meeting feeling defeated and not heard. Once again, they couldn’t tell me with…

The Last Day of School in Photos: Celebrating 2018/19

Rocketship Public Shools | June 17, 2019

We did it Rocketeers! The 2018/19 school year has officially wrapped. We had our best academic year ever, opened two new schools, and served over 8,000 Rocketeers with excellence every single day. Our California schools were recognized as top schools in the Bay Area for underserved students, Rocketship Legacy Prep in DC earned the highest…

Stand With Great Public Schools

By Rocketship Public Schools | June 11, 2019

The statewide debate in California about proposed education policy changes has overwhelmingly ignored the voices and interests of families in underserved communities. That is why on Friday, June 7th, 2019, more than 2,500 parents, teachers, and students came together to “Stand With Great Public Schools” in downtown San José. “We believe ALL schools should…

From Homeless to Harvard

by Khadijah Williams, Senior Education Organizer, Rocketship DC | May 14, 2019

Shelters are no place for families, yet many DC Rocketeers live in them. Avenues of last resort, secret domestic violence placements, commercial motels, and over-crowded double up situations, shelters are often squalid, infested, enclosed spaces of despair, disease, and physical and mental trauma. I know because this was my life for over 10 years. My…

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