Foundations Invest Nearly $2.5 Million In Southern Dallas School Choice

Foundations Invest Nearly $2.5 Million In Southern Dallas School Choice

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Thursday, February 12, 2015

KIPP Dallas-Fort Worth (KIPP DFW) announced today new funding from The Simmons Family Foundation, Hamon Charitable Foundation and The Rees-Jones Foundation that will allow the organization to progress on its plan to expand to a total of 10 schools educating Pre-K – 12th grade students in southern Dallas by 2020. KIPP DFW feels a sense of urgency to provide high-quality education options to the students and families of southern Dallas. Currently conducting a $23 million dollar campaign, KIPP DFW will expand to 10 campuses by 2020, serving 5,000 students when fully enrolled.

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