The Hechinger Report

APRIL 18, 2016

For the first few years, white students refused to elect black students to the homecoming court and to leadership positions, for example. Sumner Hill Junior High, now the district’s ninth-grade school, used to be a majority-black school before the district incorporated it into its zone. Photo: Jackie Mader.

Junior High 75

Junior High Civics K-12 Economics 75

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 27, 2020

She was still feeling wounded the next morning, as she stood by her sister Taravia’s black Honda Civic. Then Jarrin met a mentor, Jonny Bartlett, the principal of KIPP Leadership Academy middle school and the varsity baseball coach at the nearby KIPP high school, now Frederick Douglass. Related: Held back, but not helped.

High School 114

High School Middle School Junior High Leadership 114

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 3, 2019

Tulsa Public Schools Superintendent Deborah Gist presents a Golden Apple Award to Dr. Abraham Kamara at Memorial Junior High School. But in an era of bold, no-nonsense school leadership, the standards plan put Gist on the map as a rising star in education. Amadou Diallo for The Hechinger Report.

Charter School 106

Charter School Junior High Political Science Elementary School 106