As “Waiting for Superman” shines a bright spotlight on successful charter schools, some newspaper coverage out of Sonoma County, California reminds us again that “charter
Today we welcomed our new charter school incubators for 2010-11. The Incubation Program is part of our New School Institute, which provides trainings, workshops, and
I finally got a chance to see Waiting for Superman; it lived up to its hype. There’s not much to add about the film’s emotional
With all the insiders’ debate over the merits of charter schools, we often forget to ask what ordinary New Yorkers think.† A recent poll of
Whew. The Race is over. Thanks to the Legislature’s action to pass a series of reforms, including lift the statewide cap on charter schools, New
Saturday’s NY Post reported the answer to a critical question: since over 90% of NYC charter school students are Black or Hispanic, what do this
People sometimes ask me why the charter sector is so intent on building political power, including working with charter school parents to increase the effectiveness
In case you missed it, two quick clips from his speech to the National Urban League. (hat tip: Mike Antonucci) “My sister is a teacher…”:
The State Ed Department announced the winners of federal Charter School Program grants today and all of them are in NYC. Eight new charter schools
The State Education Department has always had the power to authorize charter schoolsÖ but for the past decade, the role of “quality authorizer” has been
