KIPP: Tulsa College Preparatory KIPP Tulsa provides academic, character and life skills for success to students from under-served neighborhoods in Tulsa. More than 98 percent of KIPP students in grades 5 through 8 are minorities, and nearly all qualify for the federal free or reduced lunch program. KIPP offers free, open enrollment and is part of the renowned national network of Knowledge is Power Program schools. Its track record is undisputed, with nearly 90 percent of alumni enrolling in college, technical schools or the military. Through the Sarkeys Foundation’s $20,000 grant, KIPP Tulsa will implement an Authentic Literacy campaign, which includes early intervention and remediation of basic skills that will allow students to reach their appropriate grade level.
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