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amNew York Op-Ed: The Third Path Nikole Hannah-Jones Left Out
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by Ascend Public Charter Schools

Nikole Hannah-Jones’s deeply personal New York Times Magazine essay has sparked an important national conversation about families, school choice, and what we should expect from public education. In a new amNew...

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Canarsie Ascend Lower School's "Fastest Kid in the World" Meets Usain Bolt
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by Ascend Public Charter Schools

Celebrating Ascend's USATF "Male Athlete of the Year" Recipient Last year, Benjamin, "BJ" Cartwright, a third grader at Canarsie Ascend Lower School, made headlines after earning the title of the “Fastest...

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Video: Ascend on NBC's New York Live
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by Ascend Public Charter Schools

Ascend Charter Schools was recently featured on NBC New York’s New York Live, where host Lauren Scala visited one of our schools to see our classrooms in action. In the segment,...

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A Brooklyn Family’s Story Shows What’s Possible at Ascend
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by Ascend Public Charter Schools

A Brooklyn Family’s Story Shows What’s Possible at Ascend A recent New York Daily News op-ed shined a spotlight on what we see every day across Ascend: when families choose schools...

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Author Derrick Barnes Inspires Students at Brooklyn Ascend Middle School
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by Ascend Public Charter Schools

On Friday, September 19, Brooklyn Ascend Middle School welcomed acclaimed author Derrick Barnes for a special visit, where students enjoyed an engaging discussion and an exclusive preview of his new...

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N.Y.C. Schools Reimagine Reading This Fall to Fix Dismal Literacy Rates

by Troy Closson

Access the NY Times article here. From Brooklyn to the Bronx, posters encouraging students to “skip the tricky word” or “look at the picture” as they read have been pulled...

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Ascend Charter Schools Welcome New Curriculum Thanks to Multimillion-dollar Grant

by Julio Avila

Click here to watch the News12 Segment It was a celebration with music and more outside of Brooklyn Ascend Lower School as the staff welcomed their kindergarten and first-grade students.  Wednesday was the second...

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Ascend Public Charter Schools Welcomes 6,000 Students for a Transformative Year with New Math & Literacy Curriculums
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by Ascend Public Charter Schools

Ascend Implements New Research-Based Curriculum Thanks to $11M Grant from the Mackenzie Scott Foundation to Succeed & Excel Beyond the Impacts of the Pandemic Brooklyn's Largest Charter Network Embarks on a...

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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
Ascend Public Charter Schools get $11 million donation from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott

by Kala Rama

Click here to watch the PIX11 segment. BROOKLYN (PIX11) — Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott, the ex-wife of Jeff Bezos, is giving away more than half of her fortune and a network of...

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Makayla’s Alternative Path to a Career In Healthcare
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by Brenna McCallick + Stephen Barker

Students pursuing careers in tech, health care, cosmetology, or other skilled trades are exploring postsecondary alternatives to two- and four-year college. OneGoal Fellow in New York Makayla Ransom sees vocational...

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Why Black educational leadership matters so much
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by Ascend Public Charter Schools

As published in the NY Daily News. The magnitude of having Black leaders in place cannot be minimized. It is a lesson I learn over and over in my work leading Ascend...

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