Largest Single-Year Investment in Indianapolis Education Reform Causes to Date as Foundation Adds City to Top 16 Investment Site List

Growing demand for high-quality educational options leads to increase in investment and momentous legislative advances in the education reform movement

The Walton Family Foundation is proud to announce a $25 million investment in the KIPP Foundation to double the number of students attending KIPP public charter schools across the country, enabling the organization to expand to serve 59,000 students by 2015. By expanding access to high-quality educational options for families in underserved communities across the United States, KIPP is helping to transform public education in our nation.

More than 50,000 students in Florida will receive a Tax Credit Scholarship to attend a high-quality private school by 2014

Investment expected to allow 100,000 additional students to attend quality charter schools over next three years