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Celebrating Excellence: Introducing the Ascend Teacher Recognition Program, Ascend Together
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by Ascend Public Charter Schools

Celebrating Excellence: Introducing the Ascend Teacher Recognition Program, Ascend Together As a premier network dedicated to graduating high-achieving students and delivering Boundless Choice, we must honor the teachers who deliver on...

Leadership
Professional Development
Announcing Ascend's Next CEO

The Ascend Learning Board of Directors and the Ascend Charter Schools Board of Trustees are proud to announce the appointment of Maryann Li as the next Chief Executive Officer (CEO)...

Leadership
A Year of Growth and Achievement: Reflecting on the 2023-2024 School Year
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by Ascend Public Charter Schools

As we close out the 2023-2024 school year, we are thrilled to share some of the remarkable milestones and achievements that have defined this year. Our journey has been one...

Achievement
Leadership
High School
Diverse Voices, Unified Purpose: Reflections from BMEC 2023 on Black Male Teacher Representation
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by Charter School Growth Fund

In November 2023, over one thousand Black male educators convened in Philadelphia for the sixth annual national Black Men Educators Convening (BMEC) organized by the Center for Black Educator Development...

Professional Development
Leadership
This Teacher Hopes to Changes Lives With a New Study Abroad Program for Teens of Color
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by Tom Vanderbilt

Lamar Shambley began to get serious about studying Spanish when he was 13 years old. As a kid growing up in Brooklyn, he’d had his share of Spanish classes. "But...

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Leadership
Building Schools of Thought
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by Steven F. Wilson

On the day before the recent state math exams, I slipped into fourth-grade classes with some visitors at Brownsville Ascend Lower School. Our visitors might have expected to see teachers...

Culture
Curriculum
Leadership
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