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CEO, Friendship Education Foundation
About Joe Harris
Joe H. Harris is one of the top charter school management leaders in the United States. An applauded senior executive and educational thought leader with substantial experience in nonprofit management, Harris’ 25+ year record is marked by accomplishments felt across several states.
As a CEO of a national charter management organization, Joe has led Friendship’s national expansion plan, replicating the highly successful Friendship academic and school model across multiple campuses. Joe has led the opening and operations of over 10+ new startup schools, Independent School District transformation partnership schools, takeover and turnaround conversion schools, and the management of a private school serving Dyslexic students.
Currently Joe heads up a network of high performing PreK-12 charter schools in multiple states. Along with his school work, he has served in key leadership roles with several community-based nonprofit organizations in Washington D.C. focused on providing after school programs, GED and workforce development programs. The mass of his work has positively impacted school age children, at-risk youth and adults living predominately in low income neighborhoods of color.
Joe H. Harris is one of the top charter school management leaders in the United States. An applauded senior executive and educational thought leader with substantial experience in nonprofit management, Harris’ 25+ year record is marked by accomplishments felt across several states.
As a CEO of a national charter management organization, Joe has led Friendship’s national expansion plan, replicating the highly successful Friendship academic and school model across multiple campuses. Joe has led the opening and operations of over 10+ new startup schools, Independent School District transformation partnership schools, takeover and turnaround conversion schools, and the management of a private school serving Dyslexic students.
Currently Joe heads up a network of high performing PreK-12 charter schools in multiple states. Along with his school work, he has served in key leadership roles with several community-based nonprofit organizations in Washington D.C. focused on providing after school programs, GED and workforce development programs. The mass of his work has positively impacted school age children, at-risk youth and adults living predominately in low income neighborhoods of color.
Articles by Joe Harris
Award-Winning Charter School Model Would Benefit Houston’s Underserved 5th Ward Students
Eye any list of cities that are home to world class learning and you’ll notice that Houston, Texas, benefits from an embarrassment of riches.12 out of 13 universities in the city are recognized in at least one ranking of esteemed colleges and programs. Rice University and the University of Houston regularly receive praise as leaders in…
Is Texas Committed to Improving Education and Housing in Impoverished Communities?
Imagine yours is a charmed life in Texas. You and your family live in a 5-star zip code where home values are measured in memories and price-per-square-foot. Family vacations to places like Cabo, the Caribbean or New York City are not advantages but expectations. And it’s unfathomable that your school-age children would struggle on their own, with a cadre of top…
An Open Secret: If You Want Girls to Thrive in Life, Send Them To A Single-Gender School
You want your child to be the absolute best version of themselves. So do we. But that can’t happen if your daughter doesn’t receive a high-quality education that provides her the academic, intellectual and social tools to thrive in any environment and eventually settle into a lucrative career.
Minority Students Continue to Suffer in Life from The Digital Divide. When Will Schools Do Better?
Imagine you’re an airline pilot, ready and eager to safely fly passengers to their destinations. Except there’s just one problem: the airline says you must complete this assignment. But you’ll have to buy your own plane.
Of course, this would never happen. But the exaggeration perfectly plays up a very real problem that students of color face everyday: to complete their own required assignments, they’re regularly asked to buy their own computers and tools. Does this make any more sense than the above example?
Donald L. Hense
Friendship Founding Chairman
Patricia Brantley
CEO, Friendship Public Charter School
Joe Harris
CEO, Friendship Education Foundation
About Friendship
The mission of Friendship is to provide a world-class education that motivates students to achieve high academic standards, enjoy learning and develop as ethical, literate, well-rounded and self-sufficient citizens. Friendship seeks to fulfill this mission by providing students a high quality, liberal arts education focused on preparing students with the academic and life skills needed to be successful in college and beyond.
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Charter school makes friends in PB
The latest Friendship Aspire Academy Pine Bluff campus is under construction, but city and school leaders already hold the charter elementary school in high esteem. This school will bring more light, more energy to downtown Pine Bluff, but its impact will be far…
Elementary School Excels in State
A Pine Bluff charter school has ranked among the top 10 elementary schools in the state for statewide English language arts (ELA) growth based on ACT Aspire test performance, despite serving a high percentage of students who participate in free and reduced lunch.
Friendship, White Hall top averages in math
Friendship Aspire Academy Pine Bluff and White Hall school district students scored higher than the state average on ACT Aspire math tests in four different grade levels during the 2020-21 school year, according to information from the Arkansas Department…
‘Our children are special’: Pine Bluff Charter elementary school ranks top 10 in the state
Pine Bluff (KATV) — A Pine Bluff elementary Charter School is finding success in the classroom. School officials said they recently ranked among the top elementary schools…
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