Parents Call on NAACP to Withdraw from Divisive Lawsuit
Rally News Round-Up: “NAACP Under Fire in New York Charter School War”– The Daily Beast “Charter Parents Rally Against NAACP’s Lawsuit Involvement”– GothamSchools “Parents Rally in Harlem”– Fox 5 “Parents Rally in Harlem to Protest NAACP’s Involvement in School Closure Lawsuit”– New York Daily News “In Harlem Charter School Parents and Students Target the NAACP”– […]
Charter Pioneer Takes the Reins at NYSED
Today the Board of Regents unanimously appointed John B. King, Jr., commissioner of education in New York State. We applaud the Board of Regents and Chancellor Tisch for making what we believe is a very wise and courageous choice. King is a co-founder of Roxbury Prep Charter School in Boston and a former managing director […]
Guest Post: The Mother Teacher
With Teacher Appreciation Week, Mother’s Day weekend, and National Charter Schools Week all coinciding, the Charter Center is pleased to share this guest blog post by Christina Reyes, founding school leader of Inwood Academy for Leadership Charter School in upper Manhattan. Today I write an ode to the mother teacher. Yes, every woman who is […]