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Equal Access to Opportunity for All

Chaka Hajji, Director of Schools | July 9, 2024

Equal access to opportunity for all. I don’t think I fully thought about or understood the gravity and depth of this phrase until I left high school. It was when…

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Parents Must Understand Growth Scores to Make Sense of Student Progress

by James Robinson, Principal, Rocketship United Academy | September 26, 2017

This op-ed originally appeared in The Tennessean on September 26, 2017. Most schools across Tennessee recently learned how much academic progress their students made last year. But elementary schools in Davidson County will have to wait another year to see how much growth their students achieve in a school year. This means when the rest…

Rocketship Stands With Dreamers / Rocketship está del lado de los dreamers

by Preston Smith, Co-Founder and CEO, Rocketship Public Schools | September 10, 2017

Dear Rocketeer families, All of us at Rocketship are outraged by President Trump’s decision to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. In six months, more than 800,000 young adults who came out of the shadows for the promise of a path to citizenship could lose their student and work visas and are…

The First Day of School in Photos/ El Primer Día de Clases en Fotos: 2017/18

by Beyond Editorial Team | August 23, 2017

Nervous smiles and butterflies. Brand new backpacks and future friendships. The first day of school is filled with emotions for students, teachers and families alike. Above all it is filled with hope. Hope for a new year of growth, change, and learning. From the first day of school to the last, each and every Rocketeer walks…

10 Lessons From Rocketship’s First 10 Years

by Preston Smith, Co-Founder and CEO, Rocketship Public Schools | August 15, 2017

*This post originally appeared on The 74 Million. Ten years ago, we opened the first Rocketship school in a church in San Jose, California. Although we’ve made remarkable impact in the communities we serve, Rocketship Education is still a work in progress — we’re always learning how to better serve our students and communities. And we’ve…

10 consejos para padres: mejorar el tiempo de pantalla

by Beyond Editorial Team | July 19, 2017

En esta nueva era digital, muchos padres se sienten agobiados a la hora de navegar por medios digitales, productos mediáticos y tecnología con sus hijos en casa. Con tanto contenido, los padres nos piden consejos sobre cómo asegurarse de que sus estudiantes están utilizando los medios y la tecnología de una manera segura y significativa.…