When the NYC Independent Budget Office issued a Fiscal Brief on charter vs. district school funding last year, I called it a landmark study that
Last year New York State recalibrated its achievement levels for grades 3-8 after years of grade inflation. It was a sobering day for public education,
About 2,000 charter school supporters converged on Albany yesterday for Charter School Advocacy Day 2011. With banners and chants, impassioned speeches and music, participants called
A new item on the UFT’s web site overlays maps of school closures and charter school openings, showing how they both are concentrated in the
Last week the State Education Department (SED) received a record 91 Letters of Intent for new proposed charter schools. Seventy applicant groups intend to establish
The New York City Charter Center would like to congratulate the following schools for their success in becoming authorized by either the State University of
Our CEO, James Merriman, appeared on Fox 5 news last night to talk about Chancellor Klein’s resignation and the appointment of Cathie Black as the
Charter schools are thinking hard about whether to accept Race to the Top grants, wondering whether the requirements for teacher evaluation will represent a slide
Today is the deadline for charter schools to decide if they’re going to participate in the Race to the Top program. While participating has implications