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Charter Schools Made the Difference for Me

By Madison Tlatenchi | June 17, 2022

I feel like I am on the edge of reaching my full potential. I just accepted my offer of enrollment from the University of California, Irvine for their political science…

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Charter Schools Made the Difference for Me

By Madison Tlatenchi | June 17, 2022

I feel like I am on the edge of reaching my full potential. I just accepted my offer of enrollment from the University of California, Irvine for their political science program. I am beyond excited for this next chapter of my life and working towards becoming an immigration lawyer so I can advocate for immigrants,…

How Teachers Can Support Parents of Multilingual Students

Emma Volpe, Rocketship United Academy | June 1, 2022

It’s 2009. I’m sitting in my IB level Spanish class getting ready for our final presentations. I felt so confident in my work about musical instruments until my teacher looked at me when I finished and proceeded to share that I had mispronounced one word giving a completely unintentional meaning. I felt horrified and paralyzed…

Our Broken Hearts Are With Texas

Preston Smith, Co-Founder and CEO, Rocketship Public Schools | May 25, 2022

Rocketeers, As you all know by now, 19 children and two teachers were killed in a mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas yesterday. It was the deadliest school shooting since 20 children and six adults were killed at Sandy Hook Elementary in 2012. Mass shootings are heartbreakingly normal in America. There have…

Celebrating Neurodiversity

by Vanessa Flores | April 7, 2022

I work with children with learning differences because of my brother. My brother Jayden was diagnosed with autism at age 3 and a half. In kindergarten, my mom enrolled him in our neighborhood’s district school because it seemed like it would be the best option for him at the time. It wasn’t a great experience…

“Get to Know Rocketship Public Schools” Webinar Recap

March 21, 2022

This month, Rocketship California’s Family Recruitment Team hosted our annual “Get to Know Rocketship Public Schools” information session. This session gives families all the information they need to know about our award winning schools and informs them of the different opportunities we offer at our 13 campuses in the Bay Area. This year, our…

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