December 10, 2022 | SNY When Coach Flaherty at Leadership Prep Canarsie Middle Academy (LPCMA) heard that Chick-fil-a was partnering with SNY SportsNite to give away over $12000 in grant funding to youth basketball leagues, he knew he had to apply for his school. Flaherty won $2,500 for his basketball team, supplying LPCMA with sports … Suite
Par Brett Peiser Dans cet éditorial du New York Daily News, Brett Peiser, co-directeur général de Uncommon Schools, reconnaît que les deux dernières années et demie ont été difficiles pour les enseignants, mais il sait aussi que les élèves et les familles ont plus que jamais besoin d'enseignants. Lire cet article tel qu'il a été publié le 17 octobre 2022 dans le New York Daily ... Suite
Uncommon Co-CEOs Brett Peiser and Julie Jackson have been named to Politics NY’s list of 2022 Power Players in Education. Before becoming Co-CEO of Uncommon Schools, Peiser served as managing director of Uncommon Schools NYC. Peiser is the founder and former principal, and executive director of Boston Collegiate Charter School, and a former History teacher. … Suite
BROOKLYN, NY — “Welcome to Little Morehouse!” Principal Quinterrence Bell cheered as a big travel bus pulled up in front of Excellence Boys Charter School on Patchen Avenue and the 50 Morehouse Men inside started streaming out to the sidewalk. The Morehouse students had been on the bus for over 14 hours, having left Atlanta Thursday … Suite
Morriah Young, a middle school performing arts teacher at Camden Prep, competed on Season 43 of Survivor. Young states that she spent her formative years watching Survivor with her late mother, who only recently passed away. She said that the entire reason she is participating in this season is to “commemorate and honor her.” Young explained … Suite
Celebrating the success of “Abbott Elementary,” a wildly popular television sitcom centered on an optimistic Philadelphia school teacher, Chalkbeat asked readers to nominate teachers who are their real-life versions of “Mrs. Howard” — teachers who continuously demonstrated dedication and caring during the pandemic. North Star’s WPHS Samuel Bendinelli was nominated by one of his former … Suite
Millions of students have not caught up academically after remote learning, and Uncommon Schools is making up for that. Fairmount Elementary Principal, Tameka Royal, uses pep rallies to increase enthusiasm for learning with her students. “Always stand up and always speak out. There is no substitute for in-person learning,” says Royal. The school is utilizing … Suite
This summer, rising college seniors from across the country came to Roxbury Prep for a five-week fellowship that offered hands-on classroom and instructional experience. Similar to previous years’ cohorts, most of them headed back to their final year in college with a job offer in hand to come back and teach at Roxbury Prep when … Suite
Par Eddie Washington Il y a très peu de choses communes chez Julie Jackson. Tout d'abord, elle est la première Noire à occuper le poste de co-chef de la direction de Uncommon Schools depuis sa création il y a 25 ans. Julie Jackson travaille dans le secteur de l'éducation depuis près de 30 ans. Son expérience a débuté dans les salles de classe en tant que membre de Teach For America en 1994. Depuis lors, ... Suite
By Molly Chandler | Posted on June 28, 2022 Between her junior and senior years at DePauw University in Indiana in 2014, Estrella De La Torre spent the summer at an elementary school in Brownsville as a Summer Teaching Fellow. At the time, De La Torre had no interest in becoming a teacher, but a fellow … Suite
by Lauren Bennett • June 2, 2022 | Mission Hill Gazette Mission Hill resident Wahaaj Farah is gearing up to attend Boston University in the fall, after graduating from Roxbury Prep on June 1. Farah was an active participant in Roxbury Prep’s High School 2.0 program during his high school years, where he took part in Quiz Bowl … Suite
BY MOLLY CHANDLER |Posted Wed, Jun 1, 2022 Nearly 450 students from Uncommon Schools’ four high schools in Brooklyn announced their plans to attend college or other programs before an audience of teachers, underclassmen, and their families during uplifting celebrations last week. The Senior Signing Day celebrations are similar to ceremonies where student-athletes announce what Division … Suite
By TAPINTO NEWARK |Published May 31, 2022 at 6:43 PM Growing up in Newark’s South Ward, Devia’N Parker Rogers had a lot of pets – dogs, turtles, fish. “I was always really excited to be around animals,” Parker Rogers said. “I was really shy around other people socially and kind of introverted, so I really … Suite
BOSTON (WBZ NewsRadio) — It’s a big day for graduating seniors at one of Boston’s charter schools. On Senior Signing Day Thursday, Roxbury Prep students let their teachers and classmates know their plans after graduation. Students cheered at the Reggie Lewis Center as many seniors unveiled college T-shirts to the crowd, announcing their pick. Stanaelle Celestin held … Suite
The worker shortage is affecting a wide variety of professions, including teaching. Local school districts are dealing with a shortage of both teachers and staff, just like every other district in New York. Rochester Prep is trying to combat the shortage by helping people who want to become teachers go to school to do so … Suite
Par : Anna Lamb Le nouveau campus accueillera des élèves de la neuvième à la douzième année et regroupera des populations d'élèves qui suivent actuellement des cours dans deux bâtiments différents à Hyde Park et à Roxbury. Le nouveau site sera accessible par quatre lignes de bus et un train de banlieue. Il comprendra un gymnase de grande taille, une cafétéria, des salles de spectacle et des ... Suite
Le 14 mars, les élèves du collège de Roxbury Prep ont célébré le Pi Day avec de la tarte ! Les élèves capables de réciter le plus grand nombre de chiffres de Pi ont pu lancer Pi à la figure de leurs professeurs ! "Je pense que c'est une célébration amusante des choses qu'ils apprennent et un moment de joie collective", a déclaré le principal Tim O'Leary. "Si nous sommes ... Suite
Nous sommes ravis d'annoncer qu'Uncommon a reçu une subvention hautement compétitive de $4 millions de dollars pour l'innovation et la recherche en matière d'éducation (EIR) de la part du ministère américain de l'éducation. Les subventions EIR soutiennent "les efforts locaux visant à développer, mettre en œuvre et faire passer à l'échelle des projets entrepreneuriaux et fondés sur des données probantes qui ont le potentiel d'améliorer les résultats scolaires des élèves mal desservis". ... Suite
Juliana Worrell, Chief Schools Officer K-8 et co-auteur de Great Habits, Great Readers, était récemment invitée au Karen Hunter Show pour discuter de la façon dont l'enseignement de la phonétique peut combler les lacunes en matière d'alphabétisation, et de la façon dont les écoles et les chefs d'établissement peuvent combler les lacunes en matière d'apprentissage causées par la pandémie de COVID-19. Écouter l'intégralité de l'interview : The Karen Hunter Show ... Suite
Juliana Worrell, Chief Schools Officer K-8 et co-auteur de Great Habits, Great Readers, est récemment apparue sur Black News Channel (BNC) pour discuter de l'enseignement de la lecture et des raisons pour lesquelles l'enseignement basé sur la phonétique est crucial. Selon Mme Worrell, "lorsque nous réfléchissons aux meilleures pratiques, nous devons revenir aux neurosciences, nous devons revenir ... Suite
Juliana Worrell, Chief Schools Officer K-8, a récemment contribué à The 74 Million et répondu aux récents commentaires du chancelier des écoles publiques de New York, David Banks, sur l'enseignement de la lecture. Juliana Worrell a formulé trois recommandations importantes afin de jeter les bases d'un apprentissage de la lecture efficace : Baser l'enseignement de la lecture sur la science Fournir aux enseignants un soutien et une formation Equiper les élèves avec des ... Suite
By Erin Richards, Emily Bloch, Gary Stern, and Christine Fernando Uncommon Schools’ assistant superintendent, Paul Powell, and dean of curriculum and instruction, Alexandria Timoll, are quoted in this in-depth article. The story also spotlights Leadership Prep Canarsie in Brooklyn. Read this story as it originally appeared on December 7, 2021 in USA Today. (Subscription … Suite
Uncommon Schools believes that every child deserves an outstanding education, and we are committed to working beyond the walls of our schools to achieve that goal. President Julie Jackson and CEO Brett Peiser recently contributed an opinion piece to New York Daily News outlining their top five recommendations to Mayor-Elect Eric Adams, who has pledged … Suite
Please join us in congratulating Uncommon’s QuestBridge Scholars! Thirteen seniors from Uncommon’s network in New Jersey, Rochester, and Brooklyn have accepted their QuestBridge matches and will receive full four-year scholarships to 9 colleges and universities, including Wellesley and Yale. We are so proud of these graduating seniors and the work they have done to achieve … Suite
Studies show that students who take Advanced Placement (AP) classes are more likely to graduate from college, yet most students of color have little to no access to AP courses in their schools. This can have a huge impact on their post-secondary education journey. At Uncommon Schools, over 95 percent of our students take AP … Suite
Camden Prep, part of the Uncommon Schools network, was featured on CBS Evening News for its dramatic school turnaround. In just three years, the percentage of students who met or exceeded proficiency standards in English language arts soared from just 3 percent to 60 percent. Math scores rose from 4 percent to 50 percent at … Suite
By Erin Richards Uncommon Schools’ Director of 5-12 History Curriculum, Art Worrell, is quoted in this in-depth story. Read this story as it originally appeared on August 24, 2021 in USA Today. (Subscription may be required.) A Houston teenager preternaturally keen on research and activism was at home this summer, searching for a bill about … Suite
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We are proud to announce that Uncommon Charter High School has been recognized as a 2020-21 PLTW Distinguished High School. This award is given to schools and districts that are committed to helping students own their education by increasing student access, engagement, and achievement through program partnerships with Project Lead the Way.
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