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Driving Performance in Education

Posted September 28, 2010 2:50 PM by Ted Jackson

Uncommon Schools just announced its 2009-2010 education results. For those of you that do not know of Uncommon, they are a charter management organization that manages 24 schools with almost 5,000 students. Their schools operate in New York City, Newark, NJ, Boston, and upstate New York. They focus on creating a rigorous and joyful education environment, where the teachers can focus on teaching and most administrative functions are managed centrally. Like many charter organizations and public school reformers, they believe that all students can achieve, regardless of their background, race, or economic circumstances.

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It's great to see an Ascendant client have such great results! Their work is definitely proving that the charter model can scale -- and thereby raising the quality of education for all of our students, be they in public, private, parochial, or charter schools.
# Posted By Dylan Miyake | 9/28/10 2:58 PM
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