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Roxbury Prep Expands in Boston

Charter school will expand into two shuttered schoolhouses
News Source: Dorchester Reporter
Thu, 2012/04/05
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Julie Jackson Named Administrator of the Year

North Star Academy's Principal and Associate Managing Director named Administrator of the Year by New Jersey Charter Schools Association
News Source: Local Talk News
Thu, 2012/03/22
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Report Reveals Promising Practices of High-Impact CMOs such as Uncommon

Mathematica and the Center on Reinventing Public Education release study that identifies two practices common to successful charter management organizations
Thu, 2012/03/22
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At Saraghina in Bedford-Stuyvesant, a Anteater at the Table

A Leadership Prep Ocean Hill family was featured doing homework and sharing a meal in this charming New York Times piece.
News Source: New York Times
Fri, 2012/02/17
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Teaching Like A Champion in New Hampshire

Laconia Middle School Adopts Techniques
News Source: Laconia Daily Sun
Thu, 2012/01/05
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New Jersey Schools - Ranking America's High Schools - 2011

Washington Post ranks North Star #11 among all 376 high schools in New Jersey.
News Source: Washington Post
Thu, 2011/09/01
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What Makes a Good Teacher?

WBUR highlights Roxbury Prep teachers
Mon, 2011/05/23
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Getting a Kid from Newark to Oberlin

Uncommon Schools Founder Norman Atkins discusses what the best teachers are doing now
News Source: The Wall Street Journal
Sat, 2010/10/30
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New Podcast: Learning from Great Teachers

Uncommon Schools Managing Director Doug Lemov talks with Education Next about his efforts to identify what great teachers are doing in the classroom
News Source: Education Next
Mon, 2010/07/19
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Kings Collegiate featured on 60 Minutes

Kings Collegiate and 7th grade student Darius Archer are highlighted on CBS's 60 Minutes
News Source: CBS News
Sun, 2010/06/27
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