{"id":26189,"date":"2026-04-06T21:35:31","date_gmt":"2026-04-06T21:35:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rocketshipschools.org\/?p=26189"},"modified":"2026-04-06T22:10:32","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T22:10:32","slug":"the-mayor-who-made-it-possible","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rocketshipschools.org\/vi\/tin-tuc-moi-nhat\/blog\/the-mayor-who-made-it-possible\/","title":{"rendered":"V\u1ecb Th\u1ecb Tr\u01b0\u1edfng \u0110\u00e3 T\u1ea1o N\u00ean \u0110i\u1ec1u K\u1ef3 Di\u1ec7u"},"content":{"rendered":"

L\u1edbn l\u00ean \u1edf m\u1ed9t khu v\u1ef1c c\u1ee7a Nashville n\u01a1i c\u00f4 cho r\u1eb1ng \"s\u1ef1 an to\u00e0n lu\u00f4n l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t m\u1ed1i quan t\u00e2m,\" Jenny Serrano khi c\u00f2n nh\u1ecf ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd t\u01b0\u1edfng t\u01b0\u1ee3ng cu\u1ed9c \u0111\u1eddi m\u00ecnh s\u1ebd d\u1eabn c\u00f4 \u0111\u1ebfn vi\u1ec7c theo h\u1ecdc t\u1ea1i m\u1ed9t tr\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111\u1ea1i h\u1ecdc t\u01b0 th\u1ee5c v\u1edbi h\u1ecdc b\u1ed5ng to\u00e0n ph\u1ea7n.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Nh\u01b0ng m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u00e0 c\u00f4 \u1ea5y ch\u01b0a t\u1eebng g\u1eb7p l\u1ea1i h\u00ecnh dung v\u1ec1 m\u1ed9t t\u01b0\u01a1ng lai nh\u01b0 v\u1eady l\u00e0 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u2013 c\u1ef1u Th\u1ecb tr\u01b0\u1edfng Nashville Karl Dean.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Khi Th\u1ecb tr\u01b0\u1edfng Dean l\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c b\u1ea7u v\u00e0o n\u0103m 2007, Jenny c\u00f2n ch\u01b0a \u0111\u1ee7 tu\u1ed5i \u0111\u1ebfn tr\u01b0\u1eddng. Nh\u01b0ng nh\u1eefng quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh \u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0a ra trong nhi\u1ec7m k\u1ef3 \u0111\u00e3 m\u1edf ra nh\u1eefng c\u01a1 h\u1ed9i \u2013 v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng ph\u1ee5 huynh nh\u01b0 m\u1eb9 c\u1ee7a Jenny \u0111\u00e3 b\u01b0\u1edbc qua c\u00e1nh c\u1eeda \u0111\u00f3.<\/span><\/p>\n

M\u1ecdi th\u1ee9 n\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u01b0a ra b\u00e0n b\u1ea1c\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n
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C\u1ef1u Th\u1ecb tr\u01b0\u1edfng Nashville, Karl Dean<\/p><\/div>\n

Ngay c\u1ea3 tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi nh\u1eadm ch\u1ee9c, Th\u1ecb tr\u01b0\u1edfng Dean \u0111\u00e3 h\u1ee9a r\u1eb1ng vi\u1ec7c c\u1ea3i thi\u1ec7n c\u01a1 h\u1ed9i cho sinh vi\u00ean s\u1ebd l\u00e0 \u01b0u ti\u00ean s\u1ed1 1 c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cM\u1ed7i ng\u01b0\u1eddi trong s\u1ed1 h\u1ecd x\u1ee9ng \u0111\u00e1ng c\u00f3 c\u01a1 h\u1ed9i t\u1ed1t nh\u1ea5t c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ec3 c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t cu\u1ed9c s\u1ed1ng th\u00e0nh c\u00f4ng,\u201d Th\u1ecb tr\u01b0\u1edfng Dean n\u00f3i trong b\u00e0i Di\u1ec5n v\u0103n T\u00ecnh h\u00ecnh Metro l\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean v\u00e0o n\u0103m 2008.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

N\u0103m \u0111\u00f3, S\u1edf Gi\u00e1o d\u1ee5c l\u00e0 c\u01a1 quan duy nh\u1ea5t c\u1ee7a th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 kh\u00f4ng b\u1ecb c\u1eaft gi\u1ea3m ng\u00e2n s\u00e1ch khi Cu\u1ed9c \u0110\u1ea1i Suy tho\u00e1i b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u \u1ea3nh h\u01b0\u1edfng \u0111\u1ebfn doanh thu thu\u1ebf \u0111\u1ecba ph\u01b0\u01a1ng. Thay v\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3, Th\u1ecb tr\u01b0\u1edfng Dean \u0111\u00e3 t\u00e0i tr\u1ee3 cho vi\u1ec7c t\u0103ng l\u01b0\u01a1ng gi\u00e1o vi\u00ean. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t xu h\u01b0\u1edbng m\u00e0 \u00f4ng s\u1ebd ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c, t\u0103ng ng\u00e2n s\u00e1ch c\u1ee7a khu h\u1ecdc ch\u00e1nh th\u00eam h\u01a1n $218 tri\u1ec7u \u0111\u00f4 la \u2013 g\u1ea7n 37 ph\u1ea7n tr\u0103m \u2013 trong hai nhi\u1ec7m k\u1ef3 c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

B\u00e0i ph\u00e1t bi\u1ec3u c\u1ee7a Th\u1ecb tr\u01b0\u1edfng Dean \u0111\u00e3 d\u1ef1 b\u00e1o c\u00e1ch ti\u1ebfp c\u1eadn c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi ch\u00ednh s\u00e1ch gi\u00e1o d\u1ee5c, v\u01b0\u1ee3t xa vi\u1ec7c \u01b0u ti\u00ean t\u00e0i tr\u1ee3. \u00d4ng k\u00eau g\u1ecdi c\u00e1c th\u00e0nh vi\u00ean c\u1ed9ng \u0111\u1ed3ng \u0111\u00f3n nh\u1eadn nh\u1eefng \u00fd t\u01b0\u1edfng m\u1edbi c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 d\u1eabn \u0111\u1ebfn nh\u1eefng c\u1ea3i thi\u1ec7n \u0111\u00e1ng k\u1ec3 trong m\u1ed9t khu h\u1ecdc ch\u00e1nh m\u00e0 h\u01a1n m\u1ed9t ph\u1ea7n t\u01b0 h\u1ecdc sinh trung h\u1ecdc kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd t\u1ed1t nghi\u1ec7p.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cCh\u00fang ta c\u1ea7n nh\u1eadn ra r\u1eb1ng c\u00e1ch h\u1ec7 th\u1ed1ng tr\u01b0\u1eddng h\u1ecdc c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang ta nh\u00ecn nh\u1eadn v\u00e0 ho\u1ea1t \u0111\u1ed9ng ng\u00e0y nay \u2013 c\u00e1ch n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 ho\u1ea1t \u0111\u1ed9ng trong qu\u00e1 kh\u1ee9 \u2013 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 c\u00e1ch n\u00f3 c\u1ea7n nh\u00ecn nh\u1eadn \u0111\u1ec3 t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 c\u00e1c tr\u01b0\u1eddng h\u1ecdc v\u00e0 t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 h\u1ecdc sinh c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang ta c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 th\u00e0nh c\u00f4ng,\u201d \u00f4ng n\u00f3i v\u00e0o th\u1eddi \u0111i\u1ec3m \u0111\u00f3. \u201cKhi n\u00f3i \u0111\u1ebfn s\u1ef1 th\u00e0nh c\u00f4ng c\u1ee7a con em ch\u00fang ta, t\u00f4i tin r\u1eb1ng m\u1ecdi th\u1ee9 \u0111\u1ec1u c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c xem x\u00e9t.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\"T\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 m\u1ecdi th\u1ee9\" h\u00f3a ra l\u1ea1i bao g\u1ed3m c\u1ea3 vi\u1ec7c m\u1edf c\u1eeda cho c\u00e1c tr\u01b0\u1eddng char_ter c\u00f4ng l\u1eadp nh\u01b0 Rocketship m\u1edf r\u1ed9ng \u1edf th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

M\u1ed9t chuy\u1ebfn \u0111i \u0111\u1ebfn California\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n

Th\u1ecb tr\u01b0\u1edfng Dean \u0111\u00e3 t\u00ecm ki\u1ebfm kh\u1eafp c\u1ea3 n\u01b0\u1edbc nh\u1eefng \u00fd t\u01b0\u1edfng, ch\u01b0\u01a1ng tr\u00ecnh v\u00e0 t\u1ed5 ch\u1ee9c c\u00f3 t\u00e1c \u0111\u1ed9ng l\u1edbn nh\u1ea5t trong c\u1ea3i c\u00e1ch gi\u00e1o d\u1ee5c \u0111\u00f4 th\u1ecb, v\u00e0 n\u1ed7 l\u1ef1c mang ch\u00fang \u0111\u1ebfn Nashville.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00d4ng \u0111\u00e3 kh\u1edfi x\u01b0\u1edbng c\u00e1c s\u00e1ng ki\u1ebfn tr\u00ean di\u1ec7n r\u1ed9ng \u2013 t\u1eeb vi\u1ec7c \u0111\u01b0a Teach for America \u0111\u1ebfn c\u00e1c tr\u01b0\u1eddng c\u00f3 nhu c\u1ea7u cao nh\u1ea5t c\u1ee7a th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 \u0111\u1ebfn vi\u1ec7c m\u1edf Trung t\u00e2m Chuy\u00ean c\u1ea7n H\u1ecdc sinh \u0111\u1ec3 gi\u1ea3i quy\u1ebft c\u00e1c nguy\u00ean nh\u00e2n g\u1ed1c r\u1ec5 c\u1ee7a vi\u1ec7c b\u1ecf h\u1ecdc. T\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 \u0111\u1ec1u nh\u1eb1m m\u1ee5c \u0111\u00edch nh\u00e2n r\u1ed9ng nh\u1eefng \u00fd t\u01b0\u1edfng gi\u00e1o d\u1ee5c t\u1ed1t nh\u1ea5t v\u00e0 s\u00e1ng t\u1ea1o nh\u1ea5t. V\u00e0 nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t ph\u1ea7n trong nhi\u1ec1u n\u1ed7 l\u1ef1c n\u00e0y, \u00f4ng \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 chuy\u1ebfn \u0111i \u0111\u1ebfn California, n\u01a1i \u00f4ng \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ebfn th\u0103m m\u1ed9t c\u01a1 s\u1edf tr\u01b0\u1eddng ti\u1ec3u h\u1ecdc Rocketship.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cCh\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 t\u00ecm ki\u1ebfm nh\u1eefng tr\u01b0\u1eddng h\u1ecdc uy t\u00edn, ch\u1ea5t l\u01b0\u1ee3ng c\u00f3 t\u1ed5 ch\u1ee9c v\u1eefng m\u1ea1nh v\u00e0 Rocketship \u0111\u00e1p \u1ee9ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c y\u00eau c\u1ea7u \u0111\u00f3. H\u1ecd quan t\u00e2m \u0111\u1ebfn Nashville v\u00e0 mong mu\u1ed1n m\u1edf r\u1ed9ng,\u201d Th\u1ecb tr\u01b0\u1edfng Dean g\u1ea7n \u0111\u00e2y cho bi\u1ebft.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

V\u1edbi l\u1eddi m\u1eddi r\u1ed9ng r\u00e3i t\u1eeb Th\u1ecb tr\u01b0\u1edfng, Rocketship b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u l\u00ean k\u1ebf ho\u1ea1ch ph\u00e1t tri\u1ec3n t\u1ea1i Tennessee, v\u00e0 c\u00e1c b\u1eadc ph\u1ee5 huynh \u1edf Nashville \u0111ang t\u00ecm ki\u1ebfm l\u1ef1a ch\u1ecdn tr\u01b0\u1eddng h\u1ecdc - bao g\u1ed3m c\u1ea3 m\u1eb9 c\u1ee7a Jenny - s\u1ebd s\u1edbm c\u00f3 th\u00eam nh\u1eefng l\u1ef1a ch\u1ecdn m\u1edbi.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng quay l\u1ea1i\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n

S\u1ef1 tham gia c\u1ee7a gia \u0111\u00ecnh l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t th\u00e0nh ph\u1ea7n c\u1ed1t l\u00f5i trong m\u00f4 h\u00ecnh gi\u00e1o d\u1ee5c c\u1ee7a Rocketship \u2013 ph\u1ee5 huynh \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u00f4ng nh\u1eadn l\u00e0 \u0111\u1ed1i t\u00e1c thi\u1ebft y\u1ebfu trong vi\u1ec7c duy tr\u00ec c\u00e1c tr\u01b0\u1eddng h\u1ecdc th\u00e0nh c\u00f4ng. V\u00ed d\u1ee5, c\u00e1c ph\u1ee5 huynh s\u00e1ng l\u1eadp \u0111\u1eb7t t\u00ean cho m\u1ed7i tr\u01b0\u1eddng Rocketship m\u1edbi v\u00e0 gi\u00e1o vi\u00ean \u0111\u1ebfn th\u0103m nh\u00e0 c\u1ee7a t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 h\u1ecdc sinh v\u00e0o \u0111\u1ea7u n\u0103m h\u1ecdc. C\u00e1c tr\u01b0\u1eddng Rocketship ch\u1ec9 t\u1ed3n t\u1ea1i v\u00e0 ph\u00e1t tri\u1ec3n nh\u1edd c\u00f3 nh\u1eefng ph\u1ee5 huynh nh\u01b0 m\u1eb9 c\u1ee7a Jenny.<\/span><\/p>\n

H\u00f4m nay, Jenny theo h\u1ecdc t\u1ea1i \u0110\u1ea1i h\u1ecdc Lipscomb, n\u01a1i c\u00f4 \u0111ang theo \u0111u\u1ed5i b\u1eb1ng c\u1eed nh\u00e2n v\u1ec1 sinh h\u1ecdc ph\u00e2n t\u1eed, chuy\u00ean ng\u00e0nh ti\u1ec1n nha khoa.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Jenny Serrano<\/p><\/div>\n

Nh\u00ecn l\u1ea1i, t\u00f4i bi\u1ebft r\u1eb1ng h\u00e0nh tr\u00ecnh \u0111\u1ec3 t\u00f4i c\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ng\u00e0y h\u00f4m nay b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u t\u1eeb m\u1ed9t quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh quan tr\u1ecdng m\u00e0 m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0a ra khi t\u00f4i 10 tu\u1ed5i\", c\u00f4 n\u00f3i.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

M\u1eb9 c\u1ee7a Jenny l\u00e0 m\u1eb9 \u0111\u01a1n th\u00e2n, b\u00e0 th\u01b0\u1eddng l\u00e0m ba c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c \u0111\u1ec3 nu\u00f4i s\u1ed1ng gia \u0111\u00ecnh.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cTr\u01b0\u1eddng ti\u1ec3u h\u1ecdc t\u00f4i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ph\u00e2n tuy\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ebfn g\u1ea7n ba h\u1ed9p \u0111\u00eam. \u0110\u00f4i khi c\u00f3 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng ng\u1ee7 b\u00ean ngo\u00e0i c\u1eeda c\u00e2u l\u1ea1c b\u1ed9 khi t\u00f4i \u0111i h\u1ecdc. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 \u0111i\u1ec1u xa l\u1ea1 v\u1edbi m\u00f4i tr\u01b0\u1eddng an to\u00e0n, nu\u00f4i d\u01b0\u1ee1ng m\u00e0 m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb n\u00ean c\u00f3,\u201d Jenny nh\u1edb l\u1ea1i.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Khi m\u1eb9 c\u00f4 bi\u1ebft r\u1eb1ng m\u1ed9t tr\u01b0\u1eddng Rocketship s\u1eafp m\u1edf c\u1eeda \u1edf khu ph\u1ed1 c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd, b\u00e0 \u0111\u00e3 ngay l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c cho Jenny v\u00e0 anh trai nh\u1eadp h\u1ecdc.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"L\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean, t\u00f4i \u1edf m\u1ed9t n\u01a1i m\u00e0 vi\u1ec7c h\u1ecdc t\u1eadp \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u01b0u ti\u00ean. Gi\u00e1o vi\u00ean c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i \u0111am m\u00ea nh\u1eefng g\u00ec h\u1ecd gi\u1ea3ng d\u1ea1y v\u00e0 h\u1ecd th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1 quan t\u00e2m \u0111\u1ebfn t\u00f4i,\" Jenny n\u00f3i.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Rocketship \u0111\u00e3 gi\u00fap Jenny ph\u00e1t tri\u1ec3n m\u1ed9t t\u00ecnh y\u00eau h\u1ecdc h\u1ecfi ch\u00e2n th\u00e0nh m\u00e0 c\u00f4 \u1ea5y n\u00f3i l\u00e0 k\u00e9o d\u00e0i cho \u0111\u1ebfn ng\u00e0y nay. Sau Rocketship, Jenny \u0111\u00e3 theo h\u1ecdc c\u00e1c tr\u01b0\u1eddng b\u00e1n c\u00f4ng trung h\u1ecdc c\u01a1 s\u1edf v\u00e0 trung h\u1ecdc ph\u1ed5 th\u00f4ng v\u00ec nh\u1eefng t\u00e1c \u0111\u1ed9ng m\u00e0 Rocketship \u0111\u00e3 t\u1ea1o ra cho c\u00f4 \u1ea5y.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cSau tr\u1ea3i nghi\u1ec7m \u0111\u00f3, kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 c\u00e1ch n\u00e0o \u0111\u1ec3 quay l\u1ea1i c\u00e1c tr\u01b0\u1eddng c\u00f4ng l\u1eadp truy\u1ec1n th\u1ed1ng,\u201d c\u00f4 n\u00f3i. \u201cT\u00f4i l\u00e0 s\u1ea3n ph\u1ea9m \u0111\u00e1ng t\u1ef1 h\u00e0o c\u1ee7a c\u00e1c tr\u01b0\u1eddng c\u00f4ng l\u1eadp t\u1ef1 do, v\u00e0 gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e2y t\u00f4i th\u1ea5y m\u00ecnh l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u1ee7ng h\u1ed9.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

M\u1ed9t th\u1ecb tr\u01b0\u1edfng gi\u00e1o d\u1ee5c th\u1ef1c th\u1ee5<\/b><\/h2>\n

H\u1ecdc vi\u1ec7n T\u00ean l\u1eeda United \u2013 ng\u00f4i tr\u01b0\u1eddng Jenny theo h\u1ecdc \u2013 khai gi\u1ea3ng v\u00e0o m\u00f9a thu n\u0103m 2015, ngay khi Th\u1ecb tr\u01b0\u1edfng Dean m\u00e3n nhi\u1ec7m k\u1ef3. \u0110\u00e2y l\u00e0 c\u01a1 s\u1edf th\u1ee9 hai c\u1ee7a Rocketship \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1edf t\u1ea1i Nashville, v\u00e0 \u0111\u00e3 ba l\u1ea7n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c bang Tennessee vinh danh l\u00e0 Tr\u01b0\u1eddng Ti\u00eau bi\u1ec3u. G\u1ea7n \u0111\u00e2y nh\u1ea5t, tr\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u00f4ng nh\u1eadn v\u1ec1 th\u00e0nh t\u00edch v\u00e0o n\u0103m 2024, v\u01b0\u1ee3t tr\u1ed9i h\u01a1n m\u1ee9c trung b\u00ecnh c\u1ee7a h\u1ecdc khu v\u00e0 c\u1ee7a bang \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi h\u1ecdc sinh da m\u00e0u, h\u1ecdc sinh c\u00f3 ho\u00e0n c\u1ea3nh kinh t\u1ebf kh\u00f3 kh\u0103n v\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi h\u1ecdc ti\u1ebfng Anh v\u1ec1 c\u1ea3 m\u00f4n Anh ng\u1eef v\u00e0 To\u00e1n h\u1ecdc.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Th\u00e0nh t\u00edch Th\u01b0\u1edfng \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c trao cho c\u1ea3 ba c\u01a1 s\u1edf Rocketship Tennessee \u2013 v\u1edbi c\u01a1 s\u1edf m\u1edbi nh\u1ea5t l\u00e0 Rocketship Dream Community Prep \u1edf Antioch nh\u1eadn vinh d\u1ef1 n\u00e0y v\u00e0o n\u0103m 2025.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

M\u1eb7c d\u00f9 c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n c\u1ee7a Jenny th\u1eadt phi th\u01b0\u1eddng, nh\u01b0ng n\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng h\u1ec1 hi\u1ebfm. C\u00f4 \u1ea5y \u0111ang theo h\u1ecdc \u0111\u1ea1i h\u1ecdc c\u00f9ng v\u1edbi hai b\u1ea1n h\u1ecdc c\u0169 \u1edf tr\u01b0\u1eddng d\u1ea1y ngh\u1ec1 Rocketship, nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u0169ng \u0111\u00e3 nh\u1eadn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c h\u1ecdc b\u1ed5ng to\u00e0n ph\u1ea7n v\u00e0o tr\u01b0\u1eddng Lipscomb. H\u1ecd l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t trong s\u1ed1 h\u00e0ng ng\u00e0n thanh ni\u00ean c\u00f3 cu\u1ed9c s\u1ed1ng t\u1ed1t \u0111\u1eb9p h\u01a1n ng\u00e0y h\u00f4m nay v\u00ec Th\u1ecb tr\u01b0\u1edfng Dean \u0111\u00e3 th\u1ef1c hi\u1ec7n l\u1eddi h\u1ee9a c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh l\u00e0 c\u1ea3i thi\u1ec7n \u0111\u00e1ng k\u1ec3 h\u1ec7 th\u1ed1ng tr\u01b0\u1eddng h\u1ecdc c\u1ee7a Nashville v\u00e0 m\u1edf r\u1ed9ng l\u1ef1a ch\u1ecdn tr\u01b0\u1eddng h\u1ecdc. T\u1ef7 l\u1ec7 t\u1ed1t nghi\u1ec7p trung h\u1ecdc c\u1ee7a th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 \u0111\u00e3 t\u0103ng 15 \u0111i\u1ec3m ph\u1ea7n tr\u0103m k\u1ec3 t\u1eeb khi \u00f4ng nh\u1eadm ch\u1ee9c l\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ea7u.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Th\u1ecb tr\u01b0\u1edfng Dean l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t th\u1ecb tr\u01b0\u1edfng th\u1ef1c th\u1ee5 v\u00ec gi\u00e1o d\u1ee5c v\u00e0 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t trong nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u1ee7ng h\u1ed9 ban \u0111\u1ea7u c\u1ee7a Rocketship Tennessee, c\u00f9ng v\u1edbi c\u00e1c ph\u1ee5 huynh s\u00e1ng l\u1eadp nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi tin v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 m\u1edbi m\u1ebb v\u00e0 \u0111\u00e3 cho con em m\u00ecnh v\u00e0o h\u1ecdc nh\u1eefng l\u1edbp h\u1ecdc \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean \u0111\u00f3.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Khi ch\u00fang ta nh\u00ecn l\u1ea1i th\u1eadp k\u1ef7 \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean c\u1ee7a Rocketship Tennessee, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i v\u00f4 c\u00f9ng bi\u1ebft \u01a1n s\u1ef1 cam k\u1ebft c\u1ee7a Th\u1ecb tr\u01b0\u1edfng Dean trong vi\u1ec7c m\u1edf r\u1ed9ng c\u01a1 h\u1ed9i cho c\u00e1c gia \u0111\u00ecnh Nashville \u2013 v\u00e0 v\u00ec m\u1ecdi ph\u1ee5 huynh \u0111\u00e3 l\u1ef1a ch\u1ecdn tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh \u0111\u1ed1i t\u00e1c s\u00e1ng l\u1eadp trong c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c \u0111\u00f3.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

B\u00e0i \u0111\u0103ng n\u00e0y l\u00e0 b\u00e0i \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean trong lo\u1ea1t b\u00e0i k\u1ef7 ni\u1ec7m 10 n\u0103m ho\u1ea1t \u0111\u1ed9ng c\u1ee7a Rocketship Public Schools t\u1ea1i Nashville, n\u00eau b\u1eadt nh\u1eefng con ng\u01b0\u1eddi v\u00e0 kho\u1ea3nh kh\u1eafc \u0111\u00e3 t\u1ea1o n\u00ean th\u00e0nh c\u00f4ng \u0111\u00f3. <\/em>H\u00e3y c\u00f9ng ch\u00fang t\u00f4i kh\u00e9p l\u1ea1i bu\u1ed5i l\u1ec5 k\u1ef7 ni\u1ec7m n\u00e0y t\u1ea1i m\u1ed9t s\u1ef1 ki\u1ec7n \u0111\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t, M\u1ed9t Th\u1eadp k\u1ef7 T\u00e1c \u0111\u1ed9ng, M\u1ed9t T\u01b0\u01a1ng lai C\u01a1 h\u1ed9i<\/strong>.<\/a><\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Khi Karl Dean \u0111\u1eb7t gi\u00e1o d\u1ee5c l\u00ean h\u00e0ng \u0111\u1ea7u cho Nashville, \u00f4ng \u0111\u00e3 m\u1edf c\u00e1nh c\u1eeda cho nh\u1eefng kh\u1ea3 n\u0103ng m\u1edbi \u2014 bao g\u1ed3m c\u1ea3 c\u00e1c tr\u01b0\u1eddng h\u1ecdc nh\u01b0 Rocketship Public Schools. Nhi\u1ec1u n\u0103m sau, nh\u1eefng h\u1ecdc sinh nh\u01b0 Jenny Serrano l\u00e0 minh ch\u1ee9ng s\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ed9ng cho nh\u1eefng g\u00ec t\u1ea7m nh\u00ecn \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 t\u1ea1o ra.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":41,"featured_media":26196,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[414],"tags":[1317,75,1318,318],"table_tags":[],"tips_for_teachers":[],"class_list":["post-26189","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized-en","tag-karl-dean","tag-nashville","tag-rocketship-schools","tag-ten-year-anniversary"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nThe Mayor Who Made It Possible<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"When Karl Dean made education a top priority for Nashville, he helped open the door for new possibilities\u2014including schools like Rocketship Public Schools. 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