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Nov 25, 2020
This Thanksgiving, we are immeasurably grateful for our community. Our teachers, students, families, leaders, and staff members make what we do every day possible. That’s especially true this year.
For Our Families and Students, Our Partners
Our families continued to trust us with the sacred responsibility of their children’s education at a time when school looks so very different than it does every year. Our students have shown up, and we don’t just mean through the 95% daily…
Nov 19, 2020
Political Representation We know the importance and impact of representation, particularly for traditionally underrepresented groups. This is one of…
Oct 29, 2020
Authored by Simon Obas, AF Amistad High Principal, and John Motley, AF Network Support Board Member, who are the co-chairs of the Amistad Renaming…
Oct 28, 2020
Growing up I was given the opportunity to attend amazing schools. However, those schools were often outside of my zip code and required me to give up…
Oct 26, 2020
The Achievement First Network Board—our vital governing body—recently added four new board members. In August, we released our Leading for Racial…
Oct 22, 2020
When schools transitioned to remote learning in the spring, educators moved swiftly to replicate the traditional classroom model in an entirely…
Sep 01, 2020
For creating the conditions for 15,000 students to realize their dreams For defining what it means to embrace challenge and strive for…
Aug 18, 2020
In June, the Achievement First Board of Directors unanimously voted on a resolution that ensures we take concrete steps to be the anti-racist school…
Aug 10, 2020
Mental Health During A Global Pandemic Navigating mental health during a global pandemic is no small task. Many people have grown tired of the “now…