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As I <\/span>look back on the 2014-2015<\/span><\/a> school year<\/a>, I am humbled by the amazing accomplishments of our teachers, leaders, parents, and Rocketeers. In San Jose, Rocketship families convened the first-ever mayoral forum organized by parents advocating for high-quality schools of choice. In Nashville, our inaugural class of Rocketeers earned the second highest growth score of all 73 elementary schools in the city. In Milwaukee, our teachers and leaders are redefining excellence in a city with robust choice but limited quality. And above all else, Rocketeers across our network averaged 1.7 years of academic growth in math and 1.5 years of academic growth in English Language Arts. This is what gap-closing student growth looks like. \u00a0And while I know we can do even better in the school year already underway, I am incredibly <\/span>proud of the impact we made in the lives of nearly 6,000 Rocketeers in the 2014-2015 school year.<\/span><\/p>\n

Take a look at our <\/span>Year in Review<\/a><\/span> and I think you\u2019ll see why now more than ever, I am convinced that together, we can eliminate the achievement gap in our lifetime.<\/span><\/p>\n

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As I look back on the 2014-2015 school year, I am humbled by the amazing accomplishments of our teachers, leaders, parents, and Rocketeers. In San Jose, Rocketship families convened the first-ever mayoral forum organized by parents advocating for high-quality schools of choice. 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