Xavier Beckford, nicknamed “X,” a senior at Achievement First Brooklyn High School, hit a major milestone when he scored his 1,000th point for the boys’ varsity basketball team. But this wasn’t just a ...

Achievement First is a non-profit charter school network headquartered in Brooklyn, New York. It was founded in 2003 by a group of educators who wanted to provide high-quality education to students in ...

Three local school districts within the Achievement First charter network are on probation, after repeatedly violating the state’s ground rules for operating a public school. The Connecticut State ...

A co-founder of the Achievement First charter school network will move on to another job — at a time when its controversial model of “no excuses” schooling is being reconsidered. Doug McCurry, the ...

In recent decades, K-12 math education has evolved significantly, shifting from rote memorization to fostering conceptual understanding and problem-solving skills. Achievement First (AF), a network of ...

NEW HAVEN — Richard Buery, CEO of the Achievement First charter school network with its flagship school in New Haven, announced he has accepted a position with the anti-poverty New York City nonprofit ...

BRIDGEPORT -- Lesson one for Achievement First Bridgeport's eighth-grade class on the first day of school Thursday was a peek at the ground they need to cover this year. While the class of 58 students ...

HARTFORD — The State Board of Education renewed the charter for Achievement First Hartford Academy Wednesday for a shorter period than normal — three years instead of five — and placed the school on ...

NEW HAVEN — Doug McCurry, co-CEO and superintendent of Achievement First, the charter network with 37 schools in three states that began with one school in New Haven, told staff in an email Friday ...

Achievement First operates a network of 32 high-performing college-preparatory, K-12 public charter schools in Connecticut, Rhode Island and New York City. In keeping with its name, the network is ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) – Achievement First has been given the go-ahead to more than quadruple in size over the next decade, overcoming an avalanche of opposition from teachers’ union leaders and some ...

BRIDGEPORT -- Letters have been mailed this week to preschools and day-care centers in the city announcing that 84 kindergarten seats will be available this fall in the new elementary classes at ...