HBCU Connect:
Achievement First
www.achievementfirst.org
Achievement
First, a non-profit 501(c)3 charter school management organization,
will operate 29 public charter schools in Brooklyn, Connecticut and
Rhode Island for the 2014-15 school year. The mission of Achievement
First is to close the achievement gap and deliver on the promise of
equal educational opportunity for all children, regardless of race or
economic status. Achievement First currently educates more than 8,100
students in historically underserved and underserved neighborhoods, with
over 90% of our students identifying as Black and Latino.
With
its college-preparatory focus, the Achievement First approach is
attaining breakthrough academic gains throughout the network. Beyond our
students and schools, Achievement First is an engaged and prominent
partner in the larger conversation about how to improve public education
and student achievement in our country.
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