And Then There Were Twelve
The SUNY Board of Trustees voted today to approve six new charter school applications, leaving SUNY only 12 more charters to issue. SUNY is the only charter school authorizer with spots left under the statewide cap, and it has already received 22 applications. (There are still dozens more applications in the works, behind those applications […]
What the Charter Bill Does (Pt. 3): Meeting Students’ Special Needs
This is the third post about what’s actually in the much-discussed New York State charter schools bill (S.7678/A.10928). Read about the raising the cap in Pt. 1 and improving transparency in Pt. 2. Do charter schools enroll too few students who require special education (SpEd) services? Over at Gotham Schools today, researcher Kim Gittleson breaks […]
Assem. Lopez: Want Great Schools and $700 Million? Raise the Cap.
Appearing on Good Day New York yesterday, Assemblyman Vito Lopez (D – Brooklyn) talked about his reasons for supporting the charter schools bill that recently passed in the Senate.† “The status quo hasn’t worked. There has to be some creativity…. Parents in my district are actually moving out of my community. Some of them are […]
