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Dan Lips: KIPP Academy shines in the spotlight

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Last week, Oprah Winfrey dedicated two episodes of her show to the crisis in American education, offering her millions of viewers aglimpse into the dismal performance of America?s public schools. She also made time for one of the brightest stories in American education ? the nation?s KIPP Academy schools.

In 1994, teachers Dave Levin and Mike Feinberg opened the first KIPP school for fifth-graders in Houston. Levin and Feinberg had just completed the Teach for America program and knew the pressing need for better schools, especially for low-income communities.

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