New Jersey school proves that low-income schools can be globally competitive Wed, 2013/04/03 Newark, NJ, April 3, 2013 –North Star Academy, a Newark charter school, serves largely low-income, minority students, yet it outperformed all but nine other countries in reading in a recent pilot program.

Frances is joining Uncommon as an Associate Director of Human Resources.  Prior to joining Uncommon, Frances was at BlackRock where she worked on all aspects of recruitment as well as managed the onboarding process and new hire orientation.  Frances received a B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania.  Prior to college, Frances participated in Prep for Prep 9, a highly selective leadership development program to prepare students for placement in academically rigorous high schools as well as to work with students throughout their high school experience and beyond.