ABOUT ACHIEVEMENT FIRST Achievement First (AF) is a nonprofit network of 41 public charter schools, serving nearly 15,000 students across New York, Connecticut, and Rhode Island. Our mission is to prepare every student to excel in college and career, deepen their understanding of self and community, and lead lives of purpose. Together with our families and communities, we work to disrupt the...

About KIPP NYC KIPP NYC Public Schools is a non-profit network of free, public charter schools that prepares students for success in college and life. In 1995 we started our first middle school, KIPP Academy, in The Bronx. Our goal was to graduate students with the strength of character and academic abilities needed to succeed in high school, college, and beyond – and in so doing, to prove what...