Charters Close the Achievement Gap: NYC Charters Continue to Lead

View Interactive Charts   Download Test Scores   On Wednesday, the New York State Education Department released results for the 2017-18 grades 3-8 English Language Arts (ELA) and math assessments. As in 2015-16, when the state implemented new testing procedures that differed from past years’ Common Core assessments, these results are not…

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What Does Inclusion Look Like?

By Melissa Katz, Director, English Learner Supports The NYC Special Education Collaborative’s mission is to empower schools to develop inclusive education environments. This is an ambitious undertaking given that inclusion is not a teaching strategy, but rather a mindset. In the most basic language, inclusion means any student, regardless of…

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Charters Widen the Gap: NYC Charters Continue to Lead

View Interactive Charts   Download Test Scores   On Tuesday, the New York State Education Department released results for the 2016-17 grades 3-8 English Language Arts (ELA) and math assessments. Unlike 2015-16, when the state implemented new testing procedures that differed from past years’ Common Core assessments, the 2016-17 results are directly…

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Taking the Difficult Path

By James Merriman Recently, one of the mayor’s most important initiatives, building and preserving 200,000 affordable housing units, has hit some roadblocks. While the City Council unanimously passed the legislation that allows for bigger and bulkier buildings to be erected than zoning laws would allow in exchange for the developer…

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Major Gains Seen in Achievement of Charter School Children in 2015-16 Test Scores

View Interactive Charts   Download Test Scores   By Michael Pih In what can be described as yet another transition year for New York State testing, NYC charter schools made significant gains, and outperformed their district counterparts in both ELA and Math. As the sector has done for the past three years,…

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The Devil is in the Details: Ensuring the Future of New York’s Charter Movement

By Michael Pih Somewhat buried in the coverage of the passage of the state’s budget was some great news for charter schools (beyond the needed and much appreciated $430 in additional per pupil for schools statewide). The budget included a little noticed and seemingly small “technical” change making permanent how…

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