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• Indigenous Peoples’ Day: A Commitment to Justice, Truth, and Land Repatriation
• Take Action: AF’s Nonpartisan Community Voting Guide for Election Day 2024
• From DR to AF: Glennys Garcia Brings Her Love of Learning to Envision ES
• A Milestone Year for Achievement First: Celebrating 25 Years of Impact
• Achievement First & Cartwheel Partnership Provides Access to High-Quality Mental Health Care
• Inspiration in Motion: Kasi’s Journey to the PPAC Arts Scholarship
• Celebrating 25 Years of Achievement First!
• Unlimited Potential: The 2024 Senior Signing Day Video
• Jahki Manley’s Journey from AF Scholar to Dean of Students
• Navigating the Classroom with Margaret McDowell: A Journey into Curriculum Implementation and its Impact
• Honoring Juneteenth at Achievement First
• A Whole New World of Opportunity for Hartford Students
• Supporting Bright Futures: Why the Carl G. Lauro Building Matters to Our Families and Communities
• Mental Health Awareness: A Q&A with AF Aspire Social Worker Liza
• Educational Excellence: A Spotlight on Achievement First Envision Elementary School’s Principal, Cynthia Louis-Dale
• Strengthening our Community Through Education: Support for Achievement First and Excel Academy’s New Home
• From Classrooms to the Capital: Achievement First Champions Charter Schools in Washington, D.C.
• Growing as a Teacher at AF: An Interview with Maeve McLeod
• Cheer and Inspiration: Michelle Leaves her Mark at Ujima High School
• Tuning In: A Day in the Life of Esther, a Senior at University Prep High School
• STRIVING FOR EXCELLENCE: HONORING AF LEADERS FOR MILESTONE YEARS OF SERVICE (PART 3 OF 3)
• STRIVING FOR EXCELLENCE: HONORING AF LEADERS FOR MILESTONE YEARS OF SERVICE (PART 2 OF 3)
• Striving for Excellence: Honoring AF Leaders for Milestone Years of Service (Part 1 of 3)
• Rhode Island Partnership Spotlight on Providence Promise: Empowering Futures Through Education
• The Turnaround Whisperer: How Principal Harper Changed School Culture
• Leadership in Action: Achieving Excellence with Principal Cruz
• Shining Bright: Achievement First’s 2023 News Highlights
• Crowning Moments: A day in the life of High School Student, Queen
• The Classroom to The Capitol
• Teacher Spotlight: From Surviving to Thriving
• Announcing Achievement First’s Chief Executive Officer
• Joint Statement on Affirmative Action Ruling by Supreme Court
• The Formula for Achievement: Celebrating the Class of 2023
• Recognizing AF Leaders (Part 3 of 3)
• Recognizing AF Leaders (Part 2 of 3)
• Recognizing AF Leaders (Part 1 of 3)
• Early Acceptance: The Class of 2023 Strives for Excellence
• Teacher Spotlight: Ajay Chooses Joy at AF Camp
• Going Forward: Congratulations to the Class of 2022!
• Pride Month and LGBTQIA+ Book List!
• Caribbean American Heritage Month Book List
• Pride Month Spotlight: Dana Hurley, AF Providence ES
• Stephanie Goes Forward With Her Students
• Back to Basics: Mental Health Awareness Month
• Our Hearts Keep Getting Broken: Enough is Enough
• Celebrate AAPI Heritage Month with AF
• Alumni Spotlight: Jasmin’s Pursuit to Give Back
• AAPI Heritage Month Book List
• National Arab American Heritage Month Book List
• Celebrate Earth Day with Your Young Stewards
• Alumni Spotlight: Leslie’s Strive for Excellence
• Emmanuella Sees Boundless Opportunities at AF
• National Library Week Book List
• The Future is Present: Meet Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson
• Ways to Stay Engaged With Learning on Spring Break
• Women’s History Month Book List
• Celebrating Our Leaders’ 10 and 5 Years of Service
• Celebrating Our Leaders’ 20 and 15 Years of Service
• WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH: The Future is Present
• Black History Is More Than A Month
• Meet an AF Alumna: Isabella’s Story
• New Year Book List
• Growing Stronger: Reflections on 2021
• Five Fun Activities for the Winter
• Winter 2021 Book List
• Mind-Sharpening Activities To Enjoy This Winter
• A Season of Gratitude: A Thank You To Our Educators
• My Journey With AF: Yanmark’s Story 
• Five Fun Fall Activities
• Top Ten Reasons to Join Achievement First
• Meet Ezra: ‘I Have A Voice’
• Fall 2021 Book List
• For Their Ancestors: Sisters Celebrate Latinx Heritage
• ‘I’m Dominican and Proud’: Meet Jayvien
• You Are Welcome: Meet The LASO President
• Celebrating Family: A Latinx Heritage Month Reflection
• 2021 Latinx Heritage Month Book List
• Celebrating Latinx Heritage Month
• Meet Angel: Aspiring Manga Artist and Author
• Meet Francheska Dominique: Founding Principal of AF Envision Elementary
• Meet Jessica Eddy: Founding Principal of AF Legacy Elementary
• 5 Tips to Get Ready for Back to School
• Scholars of the Year 2021-2022
• “If He Can Do It, Why Can’t I?” Ricardo Noel’s Story
• Meet Dariana: Future U.S. Marine and Veterinarian
• 5 Ways to Sharpen Reading Skills This Summer
• From Student to Board Member: Meet Yashira Agosto
• Summer Activities To Keep Your Kids Learning
• LGBTQIA+ Books to Read for Pride Month
• Anything is Possible: Congratulations to The Class of 2021
• Juneteenth Reading List
• Celebrating AF Leaders’ Years of Service
• Pride Month: Celebrating Our LGBTQIA+ Community
• Wrapping Up: 5 Ways to End the School Year Strong
• Celebrating AF’s Distinguished and Master Teachers
• Writing His Own Story: Meet Jahzir
• Happy Teacher Appreciation Week
• Honoring Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
• Get Outdoors: Five Activities to Do This Spring
• Springing Into Action
• Spring Reading List
• Redesigning What Ninth-Grade Humanities Looks Like
• “Always Dream Big”: Sashenka’s Story
• “Then You Must Write It”: Latifah’s Story
• When We Look at History: We Look to Women
• Women’s History Reading List
• Women’s History Month: The Past is Present
• Innovators in Our Schools
• Black History is American History
• Starting Middle School in a Pandemic: Sebastian’s Story
• Meet AF’s First Chief Equity Officer, De-Lea Deane-Allen
• The Power of Science: A Teacher’s Story
• A New Year’s Reset
• My VP Looks Like Me: Why Representation Matters
• A Commitment to Change: An Amistad Academy & AF Amistad High Update
• Co-Teaching with Brooke: How Puppetry Transformed My Classroom
• Achievement First Welcomes 4 New Board Members
• For Doug McCurry: Thank You for 21 Years
• Our Lead for Racial Equity Commitments
• Scholars of the Year 2019-20 
• Announcing Charter Accelerator Cohort 6
• Focus and Hard Work: A Scholar’s Story
• Motivation and Hard Work: A Scholar’s Story
• “I Never Knew That I Was Able to Do It!”: A Scholar’s Story
• Effort + Intelligence: A Scholar’s Story
• Being a Woman Who Pushes Forward: A Scholar’s Story
• What’s Next: The 2019 Senior Signing Day Video
• “Express Yourself”: A Scholar’s Story
• Why I Teach: A Conversation with Jeffrey Reamer
• Meet Our Brooklyn Fifth Grade Scholars
• Standing Up For What They Believe In: Meet the 4 Girls Who Led a New Haven Walkout
• What Music Gets Our Teachers Pumped for School?
• Why I Teach: A Conversation with Sierra Strattner
• Creative Problem Solving Through Art: 5 Questions with Michael Pedri
• Behind the Results: A Scholar’s Story
• Supporting Teachers Through Lesson Resources
• “Be Confident in What You Do”: A Scholar’s Story
• Celebrating Years of Service
• Celebrating Community in Brownsville: A Dean’s Story
• “I’ve Grown A Lot”: A Scholar’s Story
• Greenfield Expedition: Young Entrepreneurs
• “Be Confident in What You Do”: A Scholar’s Story
• Celebrating Black History All Year
• Alumni Life: A Winter Break Abroad
• Black History is American History
• Being Myself & Proving People Wrong: A Black History Month Reflection
• Making History: “I Want to Help the Environment”
• Transitioning at School: A Teacher’s Story
• Why I Teach: 5 Questions with Brittany Huggins
• “I Am More Than I Realized”: An Alumna’s Story
• Why I Teach: 5 Questions with Marci Hameroff
• Reflections on 2018
• Making Her Voice Heard in Student Government: A Scholar’s Story
• Dream Teams at a Greenfield School
• This is Achievement First: The 2018-19 Annual Report
• Creativity on Character Day!
• Acting and Activism: A Scholar’s Story
• Fun with Fall Greenfield Expeditions
• Announcing Charter Accelerator Cohort 5!
• “If Dr. Johnson can do it, so can I!” – A Leader’s Story
• I Performed in a BET Series: A Scholar’s Story (Part II)
• “My Heritage Helps Me See the World With An Open Mind” – A Teacher’s Story
• I Performed in a BET Series: A Scholar’s Story (Part I)
• What Hispanic Heritage Means to Me: A Scholar’s Story
• Why I’m Here: A Teacher’s Story
• “I Am More Than Enough”
• Alumni Life: NYC is My Campus
• AF Brooklyn High Scholars Speak Their Truths Through Speech & Debate
• It’s that time – back to school!
• From Achievement First Amistad High to Boston College
• An AF Principal’s Story: 5 Questions with Lucy Volkmar
• My Charter School Graduation Journey: From Haiti to Finding Achievement First
• From One Parent to Another: Kindergarten at AF
• How I Found My Passion for Law: An Alumna’s Story
• Why I Wrote a Workbook for Educators: 5 Questions With AF Principal Sarah Lewis
• A Science Teacher’s Story: 5 Questions With Jenine Jeffreys
• “I Didn’t Grow From Concrete”: An Alumna’s Story
• “Society Will No Longer Define Me:” An Alumnus’ Story
• “Don’t Let Anything Stop You From Achieving:” A Scholar’s Story
• “I Feel Changed”: A Scholar’s Story
• It’s That Time of Year: College Acceptance at Achievement First
• A Deep Belief in All Scholars
• Teacher Appreciation Week 2018
• I’m Reclaiming My Voice
• Day of Silence
• AF Greenfield Featured in the Hechinger Report
• The Climb Through College: An Alumnus’ Reflection
• An AF Principal’s Story: 5 Questions with Ben Cruse
• AF Fashion Week 2018!
• Heroes of Black History
• Standing up against gun violence everywhere
• Life on Campus: An Alumnus’s Take on His Studies at Franklin & Marshall
• My Black Teachers And I
• Joint Statement On President Trump’s FY19 Budget Proposal
• When Potential Meets Opportunity
• Doug’s Thoughts: What We Do Now
• Ashly’s Journey: An English Language Learner’s Story
• Our Holiday Gift Guide – 2017 Edition
• A Teacher’s Story: Bringing Together Past And Present
• Flashback Friday: Celebrating Thanksgiving
• Life On Campus: An Alumna’s Take On Her Studies At Haverford
• Our Story: The 2017 Viewbook
• What We’re Reading: Resources
• Greenfield Expeditions: From Mini Med School to Mars
• The AF Guide to Apple Picking
• Announcing Charter Network Accelerator Cohort 4!
• Not Just Waving Flags: A Hispanic Heritage Month Reflection
• I Was an English Language Learner, Too: A Teacher’s Story
• “Thank You for Pushing Me”: A Scholar’s Story
• What it Means to be Puerto Rican: A Scholar & Parent Reflection
• Behind the Numbers: Walking with Pride at AF Bridgeport Academy Elementary
• Behind the Numbers – From Vision to Reality at AF Hartford Academy Elementary
• Behind the Numbers: Excellence Lives at AF East New York
• Behind The Numbers: AF Bushwick Soars on Math Exam
• For DACA & For Dreamers: We Will Fight
• The Results Are In – High-Five for Our Scholars!
• Reflections on Charlottesville and Beyond
• What We’re Reading: Summer Edition
• Meet the Coach: Rafael Salado
• Hartford Teen Explores Talents Through ‘Diversity of Dance’ Program
• Team & Family and Family: DiCo & Joey
• Dress Like Your Teacher Day!
• Be You
• Proud: This Month and Every Month
• On Hope, When Hope Seems Lost
• A Classroom Built on #BlackGirlMagic
• What We’re Reading: Pride Month Edition
• Innovative AF Greenfield Model Featured in National Magazine
• Team & Family and Friends: Heather and Frankie
• Proof Point Day 2017
• “Giving Back to the Community That Raised Me”: A New DSO’s Story
• Thank you, Teachers!
• “Our #1 ranking feels like we are proving people wrong:” A Scholar’s Story
• Owning Your Power: A Parent’s Journey Through Special Education
• Ambitious, Innovative and Coming Soon: AF Aspire Middle School
• What’s In My Fanny Pack: Jenine Jeffreys
• “My Grandma is a Jamaican Immigrant with a 6th Grade Education. Now she has a granddaughter who got Yale, Brown, Princeton, Penn & Stanford.”
• Mr. Trump, Don’t boost our budgets while cutting education: Charter school CEOs
• The Teacher’s Guide to Getting Ready for Spring
• AF in Focus: Hackathon!
• What makes charter schools special?
• Serving All Students
• I Am the Fabric of America: A Black History Month Reflection
• To be Black, Queer, Female & Masculine-Presenting
• AF Fashion Week

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• Unlimited Potential: The 2024 Senior Signing Day Video
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• “Moving Forward”: The 2022 Senior Signing Day Video
• “Perseverance”: The 2021 Senior Signing Day Video
• A Look Inside Our Remote Classrooms
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• “For The Class of 2020”: The 2020 Senior Signing Day Video
• Leading With Love Since 1999
• AF Bushwick is a National Blue Ribbon School!
• “What’s Next”: The 2019 Senior Signing Day Video
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• Imagine. Innovate. Empower.
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