KIPP Principal Talks About Hard Work, Success, and Challenges - "KIPP Principal Talks About Hard Work, Success, and Challenges. David Levin, the KIPP (Knowledge Is Power Program) Academy Charter School principal, talks to Education World about how the KIPP philosophy of hard work helps students achieve. In this interview, part of the Lessons from Our Nation's Schools series, Levin explains that there can be no excuses, from either the students or the adults in charge of their learning."