Our friends at the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools have a new report out that ranks that states’ charter schools law. New York comes in at #8 out of 40.The report mentions two problems: no money for school facilities, and a restrictive cap on the number of charter schools.…
Welcome to the New York City Charter School Center’s blog, part of a shiny new web site aimed at helping anyone interested in charter schools learn, meet, act, and even lead. We’re excited about the new site, and just as excited about adding our voice to the edu-blogosphere. We need…
Let’s say you’re a state lawmaker. And let’s say you simply despise charter schools.†† (It’s a stretch, I know, especially given charter schools’ proven success with disadvantaged kids and all the pent-up demand from parents. But just suppose.)How much would you have to dislike charter schools to ignore the Race…
