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Welcome to Schools That Can

Schools That Can (STC) is a national nonprofit network of stand-alone, high-performing independent and charter schools operating in underserved communities. Our mission is to make best practices in education a new national norm by empowering collaboration among school leaders, teachers and students. We seek to make high-quality educational experiences accessible to all children nationwide and thereby narrow the Achievement Gap.

Our member schools are islands of excellence in a landscape of low-performing schools - attaining amazing results in spite of the odds, and having a positive impact on their students and surrounding communities. Our schools serve over 15,000 children, and graduate more than 1,000 students a year, providing them with the academic skills they need to meet the challenges of high school, college and beyond. This means a significant increase in the number of students from underserved communities who have the potential to attend and graduate college. In 2009, our network has grown to include 50 schools and our goal is to continue to expand our reach, thus increasing our impact on our nation's children.

The Schools That Can network includes a diverse group of schools throughout the country. However, they all have one thing in common: passionate, talented, determined leadership - men and women with high expectations and results-driven practices, who are committed to improving the lives of our nation's youth.

Schools That Can supports our school leaders so that these islands of excellence can continue to grow and succeed. In turn, these schools export their best practices and share their cultures of success with other schools, both within and outside the STC network. By doing so, Schools That Can is helping to make high-performance education a national norm.

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      CA
        Wilder's Preparatory Academy Charter,   Inglewood
        The Accelerated School,   Los Angeles
        View Park Preparatory Accelerated Charter,   Los Angeles
        Civicorp Academy,   Oakland
        Civicorps Elementary School,   Oakland
      IL
        Holy Family Lutheran School,   Chicago
        Josephinum Academy,   Chicago
        Providence St. Mel School,   Chicago
      IN
        Charles A. Tindley Accelerated School,   Indianapolis
        SENSE Charter School,   Indianapolis
        The Oaks Academy,   Indianapolis
        Challenge Foundation Academy - CANDIDATE,   Indianopolis
      MA
        Neighborhood House Charter School,   Dorchester
        The Epiphany School ,   Dorchester
        Academy of the Pacific Rim,   Hyde Park
        Roxbury Preparatory Charter School,   Roxbury
      MI
        David Ellis Academy,   Detroit
        Detroit Edison Public School Academy,   Detroit
        Detroit Service Learning Academy,   Detroit
        Marvin L. Winans Academy for the Performing Arts,   Detroit
        New Branches Public School Academy,   Grand Rapids
      MO
        King of Glory Lutheran School -CANDIDATE,   St. Louis
        Loyola Academy of St., Louis - CANDIDATE,   St. Louis
        St. Cecilia School and Academy - CANDIDATE,   St. Louis
      NC
        Durham Nativity School,   Durham
      NJ
        Discovery Charter School,   Newark
        Link Community School,   Newark
      NY
        Trey Whitfield School,   Brooklyn
        Harbor Science & Arts Charter School,   New York
        The Children's Storefront,   New York
        Transfiguration School,   New York
      OH
        Citizens Academy ,   Cleveland
        Cleveland Entrepreneurship Preparatory School,   Cleveland
        St. Martin de Porres High School,   Cleveland
        The Intergenerational School,   Cleveland
      PA
        GESU School,   Philadelphia
        Spruce Hill Christian School,   Philadelphia
        Young Scholars Charter School,   Philadelphia
        City Charter High School,   Pittsburgh
        The Neighborhood Academy,   Pittsburgh
      WI
        Bruce Guadalupe Schools ,   Milwaukee
        Milwaukee College Preparatory School,   Milwaukee
        St. Marcus School,   Milwaukee


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