From Mississippi to Atlanta: KIPP’s new CEO brings a literacy blueprint to the city

Michael Cormack Jr. has been named the new CEO of KIPP Atlanta Schools. Bringing over 20 years of experience, he previously contributed to Mississippi’s improved national reading scores. Cormack aims to lead the Atlanta charter school network toward ambitious literacy goals using his established educational blueprint.
September is National Literacy Month, which puts renewed attention on how children learn to read. KIPP Atlanta Schools’ new CEO, Michael Cormack Jr., is bringing more than two decades of education experience, including work connected to Mississippi’s rise in national reading performance, to Atlanta as he leads the charter school network toward ambitious literacy and […]
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