Charter Schools Go to College

In response, several leading charter networks, including Achievement First, Bright Star Schools, Knowledge Is Power Program (KIPP), Summit Public Schools, and Uncommon Schools, have been expanding two key aspects of their high-school programs to promote alumni success on campus: detailed data tracki...

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Published in:Education next 2021-10, Vol.21 (4)
Main Author: Marcus, Jon
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Black college students
Charter schools
College Preparation
College Students
Community colleges
Counseling
Enrollments
Family income
High Schools
Higher education
Hispanic students
Instructional Leadership
Internships
Low income groups
Minority students
Multiculturalism & pluralism
Personal profiles
Secondary schools
Success
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Summary:In response, several leading charter networks, including Achievement First, Bright Star Schools, Knowledge Is Power Program (KIPP), Summit Public Schools, and Uncommon Schools, have been expanding two key aspects of their high-school programs to promote alumni success on campus: detailed data tracking and analysis, and hands-on counseling and support. [...]charter schools have expanded their alumni-support services to address low rates of completion, including by following their graduates to college campuses and providing advisors, mentors, and ongoing advocacy to raise the odds that students will make it to the finish line. “Everyone just passes the buck from one to another, and I can say that as someone who was at the intersection of those two sectors,” said Liane Hypolite, assistant professor of educational leadership at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, and a former charter-high-school college counselor. Sixty-four percent of white students enrolling in a four-year institution earn a bachelor’s degree within six years compared to 54 percent of Hispanic students and 40 percent of Black students, according to the National Center for Education Statistics.
ISSN:1539-9664
1539-9672