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Today the U.S. Department of Education announced the finalists in the first round of the Race to the Top competition, and New York is among

There’s one burning question that has hung around NYC’s charter schools debate for years: what amount of public resources do charters have to work with,

Monday we blogged about the UFT’s selective outrage over enrollment differences: somehow they never get around to protesting in TriBeCa. This morning’s Daily News reports

Last week, the Thomas B. Fordham Foundation reported on the astonishing inequality between public schools across the United States. There are 2,817 schools in the

In a Daily News Op-Ed this morning, charter school parent (and Lobby Day emcee) Valerie Babb* has strong words for state lawmakers: ”We’re tired of

Yesterday’s rally in Albany sent a big, loud, proud message about the importance of public charter schools. Among the highlights: -Thousands of charter school parents,

Today’s the day! Over 3,000 charter school parents, students, teachers, and supporters are on their way to Albany to send lawmakers a loud and clear

In politics, your friends can make you look bad. If they stake out an absurd position that you aren’t in a position to contradict, there’s

Via GothamSchools, news of two new documentaries about American education reform, both featuring NYC charter schools. Coming in May, Madeleine Sackler’s“The Lottery” follows four families

For charter schools across New York State, today’s news out of Albany was disappointing. It could have been much, much worse. In a fitting finale