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 It teaches 'character education' in its schools, which focuses on developing 7 particular character traits in pupils: zest, grit, optimism, self-control, gratitude, social intelligence and curiosity.
-For a fairly detailed detailed criticism of character education, see [http://prospect.org/article/can-grit-save-american-education Teaching Character: Grit, privilege, and American education's obsession with novelty], in ''The American Prospect'' magazine.
+For a fairly detailed criticism of character education, see [http://prospect.org/article/can-grit-save-american-education Teaching Character: Grit, privilege, and American education's obsession with novelty], in ''The American Prospect'' magazine.
 Critics argue, for example, that by focusing on teaching qualities like 'grit' to children on low incomes, it allows reformers to ignore more structural issues, such as the uniquely debilitating effects of poverty, or the profoundly unequal opportunities these children are presented with.

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	*[[Richard Barth]], CEO		*[[Richard Barth]], CEO

		+	===KIPP Foundation===
		+	*[[Sherry Preiss]], head of the KIPP Foundation's Teaching and Learning Lab, which promotes curriculum, assessment and professional development services and products in developed by the Lab. Preiss was formerly with Pearson, where she also helped develop curriculum and sessment products and led a global team that created and delivered large-scale professional development programs in countries around the world.<ref>[http://www.kipp.org/about-kipp/our-organization/kipp-foundation-team#sthash.BodDwIFD.dpuf KIPP Foundation Operating Committee], KIPP website, accessed February 2016</ref>
		+	*[[Jonathan Cowan]], head of Research, Design & Innovation. Formerly with [[Boston Consulting Group]], where he built and led BCG's public education practice.<ref>[http://www.kipp.org/about-kipp/our-organization/kipp-foundation-team#sthash.BodDwIFD.dpuf KIPP Foundation Operating Committee], KIPP website, accessed February 2016</ref>

	==Contact==		==Contact==

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 It teaches 'character education' in its schools, which focuses on developing 7 particular character traits in pupils: zest, grit, optimism, self-control, gratitude, social intelligence and curiosity.
-For a fairly detailed detailed criticsm of character education, see [http://prospect.org/article/can-grit-save-american-education Teaching Character: Grit, privilege, and American education's obsession with novelty], in ''The American Prospect'' magazine.
+For a fairly detailed detailed criticism of character education, see [http://prospect.org/article/can-grit-save-american-education Teaching Character: Grit, privilege, and American education's obsession with novelty], in ''The American Prospect'' magazine.
 Critics argue, for example, that by focusing on teaching qualities like 'grit' to children on low incomes, it allows reformers to ignore more structural issues, such as the uniquely debilitating effects of poverty, or the profoundly unequal opportunities these children are presented with.
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 KIPP is the model for the [[Ark]] chain of schools in the UK, and KIPP schools in the US have been visted by leadership teams from Ark.
-KIPP has also been praised by [[Michael Gove]] on a number of occassions, and [[Mike Feinberg]] from KIPP attended the UK's first 'free school' conference.<ref>[https://www.gov.uk/government/news/hundreds-of-teachers-charities-and-parents-gather-for-first-ever-free-schools-conference Hundreds of teachers, charities and parents gather for first ever free schools conference], DfE press release, 28 January 2011</ref>
+KIPP has also been praised by [[Michael Gove]] on a number of occasions, and [[Mike Feinberg]] from KIPP attended the UK's first 'free school' conference.<ref>[https://www.gov.uk/government/news/hundreds-of-teachers-charities-and-parents-gather-for-first-ever-free-schools-conference Hundreds of teachers, charities and parents gather for first ever free schools conference], DfE press release, 28 January 2011</ref>
 ==Private funding==

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	==People==		==People==
		+	*[[Dave Levin]], co-founder
		+	*[[Mike Feinberg]], co-founder
		+	*[[Richard Barth]], CEO
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	==Contact==		==Contact==

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 *[[Doris and David Fisher Fund]]; the Fishers are co-founders of the high street retailer [[GAP]] and have been KIPP's leading supporters since 2000, alongside:
 *[[Michael & Susan Dell Foundation]]
-([[Broad Foundation]]
+*[[Broad Foundation]]
 *[[Robertson Foundation]]
 *[[Accenture]]

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 ==Character education==
-KIPP, like Ark in the UK, emphasises discipline and 'behaviour management' in its schools. Its motto is: 'Work Hard. Be Nice'.
+KIPP, like [[Ark]] in the UK, emphasises discipline and 'behaviour management' in its schools. Its motto is: 'Work Hard. Be Nice'.
 It teaches 'character education' in its schools, which focuses on developing 7 particular character traits in pupils: zest, grit, optimism, self-control, gratitude, social intelligence and curiosity.

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 KIPP, like Ark in the UK, emphasises discipline and 'behaviour management' in its schools. Its motto is: 'Work Hard. Be Nice'.
-It also teaches 'character education' in its schools, which focuses on developing 7 particular character traits in pupils: zest, grit, optimism, self-control, gratitude, scoail intelligence and curiosity.
+It teaches 'character education' in its schools, which focuses on developing 7 particular character traits in pupils: zest, grit, optimism, self-control, gratitude, scoail intelligence and curiosity.
 For a fairly detailed detailed criticsm of character education, see [http://prospect.org/article/can-grit-save-american-education Teaching Character: Grit, privilege, and American education's obsession with novelty], in ''The American Prospect'' magazine.

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 ==Approach to education: 'grit'==
-KIPP, like Ark in the UK, emphasises discipline and 'behaviour management' before anything else.
+KIPP, like Ark in the UK, emphasises discipline and 'behaviour management' in its schools.
-==Criticism==
+It also teaches 'character education' in its schools, which focuses on developing 7 particular character traits in pupils: zest, grit, optimism, self-control, gratitude, scoail intelligence and curiosity.
 KIPP has been hailed by many for raising standards in schools that serve poorer students. Research in 2011 (Miron et al), however, has linked the success of KIPP schools to its selecting particularly motivated pupils (and that come from motivated families), its higher funding compared to normal state schools, and high drop-out rates. KIPP has been said to do 'an admirable job of selecting smart and determined students, but they are basically a triage operation, not a model for inclusive public education.'<ref>[http://www.thenation.com/article/tested/ Tested], ''The Nation'', 29 January 2014</ref>