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Rocketship Wisconsin Wins $2.5 Million Federal Grant

by Kadeem Gill, Rocketship Wisconsin Executive Director | November 30, 2023

I am proud to announce that the U.S. Department of Education has chosen Rocketship Wisconsin as one of only 30 recipients nationwide of the new Full-Service Community Schools grants!Rocketship Wisconsin…

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23 Schools Strong in 2023

by Preston Smith, Co-Founder and CEO | November 28, 2023

A couple of weeks ago, we officially cut the ribbon on our 23rd school, Rocketship Explore Elementary in Fort Worth, Texas. Through our model and vision of community investment, this beautiful, vibrant campus replaced an abandoned building in east Fort Worth. In the 2023 school year across our now 23 schools, we are honored to…

Celebrating HBCUs With My Black Students

By Corey Lewis | September 23, 2021

“I want to go to an HBCU because I’m Black and these schools are run by Black people like me.” That’s what Brooke Fairley, a 5th grader, told me recently. College readiness has become the go-to buzzword in K-12 education. Schools across the country emphasize and talk about college readiness curriculum, and how it is…

20 Ways to Better Support Students with Exceptionalities when Virtual Teaching

By Krista Pupillo, Integrated Special Education teacher, Nashville | December 16, 2020

Virtual learning has been an exciting, challenging, and sometimes frustrating new frontier for students and educators. While we’ve all masterfully risen to the challenge, the needs of students receiving special education services are top of mind for teachers trying their best to reach all students. My defining philosophy as a teacher is “All students want…

Rocketship reduce la brecha en el rendimiento académico de California

por Maricela Guerrero, Vice Presidenta de Escuelas | November 8, 2019

Este año marca un hito importante para Rocketship en California – más del 50% de nuestros estudiantes alcanzaron o excedieron el estándar estatal de desempeño en matemáticas y en lengua y literatura inglesa (ELA). Desde hace cinco años que se presentaron por primera vez los Estándares Académicos Fundamentales, actualmente ni el estado ni ninguno de…

Rocketship Is Narrowing California’s Achievement Gaps

by Maricela Guerrero, Vice President of Schools | October 16, 2019

This year marks a major milestone for Rocketship in California – over 50% of our students met or exceeded the state standard for proficiency in both math and English Language Arts (ELA). Neither the state nor any of the six local districts where we serve students have yet to achieve this milestone since Common Core…

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