Joshua Ojo, the son of a single-parent Nigerian immigrant, is working hard in his home borough to erect a new middle school for the Knowledge Is Power Program (KIPP), where his dreams of a future in engineering were nurtured as young student.
Doris Fisher, worth $2.6 billion, has “focused much of her wealth and resources on building charter schools. She and her late husband Donald donated more than $70 million to … (KIPP schools) … (building) the operation into the largest network of charter schools in the country, with 200 schools serving 80,000 students in 20 states,” according to an article in the website Capital & Main in 2016. Oakland A’s owner Fisher, a charter school tycoon, is a leader in ‘charterizing’ public schools. Libby Schaaf connected to Fisher through funding of her education nonprofit, Oakland Promise; she calls for closing schools. By Ken Epstein How does real estate development at the Port connect to closing schools? Some political observers say ongoing attempts to […] Oakland A’s owner Fisher, a charter school tycoon, is a leader in ‘charterizing’ public schools. Libby Schaaf connected to Fisher through funding of her education nonprofit, Oakland Promise; she calls for closing s