testimonials
“The teachers want you to succeed, and they want to help you learn.”
Raziah, Sixth Grader, Launch Charter School
“Working at a charter school is very fulfilling…most of them are smaller and have a community, family-like atmosphere. I’ve been here for 15 years.”
Renee, Elementary and Middle School Teacher, FLACS
“We’re able to pilot innovative ideas, which makes things a lot easier for us as educators.”
Martha, Director of Multilingual Learning, Neighborhood Charter School
“In a charter school, I have the freedom to give my teachers whatever it takes to support them in being their best.”
Crystal, Principal, Ascend Charter School
“Everything is done in service of the kids and their families. That’s always the number one priority.”
Mitch, Art Teacher, Vertex Academies
“I truly enjoy working at a charter school because of the resources…I’ve always been equipped with everything I need.”
Laverne, Second Grade Teacher, Heketi Community Charter School
“What stuck out to me about the school from the beginning was that the staff was always just so, so caring and so involved.”
Brisa, Alum & Current Employee, Coney Island Prep High School
“I love the quality of teaching. We’re all committed to using our talents and our resources to bring the best education to our students.”
Priscilla, Sixth Grade Teacher, KIPP
Charter Voices
“We have a lot of social and emotional support for our children. We know that for a child to do well academically, to be content and focused on learning, they should be well inside and out.”
Valerie Khaytina, Hebrew Public, Chief External Officer
“The Charter Schools Act allowed for schools like mine to be innovative, to be able to provide for some of our most vulnerable populations.”
Melissa Melkonian, Founder and Executive Director, American Dream Charter School
“When we got a charter law, we were allowed to really rethink education… and to create schools that meet the needs of our communities.”
Geoffery Canada, President, Harlem Children’s Zone
“We have a lot of community involvement here. When decisions are made, they’re made with a lot of knowledge about who our kids are, what our kids need.”
Stacey Gautier, Principal, Renaissance Charter School
“A primary focus of ours is getting our students involved in the community. We teach kids that they can make changes in the places where they live, that what they do matters.”
Amanda Leake, Principal, Launch Charter School
“What the charter school law enabled me to do is to truly create, to be innovative, and to really dream about the ideas I had about how to change how we nurture and develop young people.”
Rafiq Kalam Id-Din II, Founder, Ember Charter School for Mindful Education
“Charter schools have been an answer to a long-standing history where some children did not always have the[same] opportunities… it changed the playing field for certain zip codes.”
Susana Leone, CEO, Family Life Academy Charter Schools
Families are encouraged to visit and explore NYC charter schools. Our Open House Calendar helps you find recruitment events in your area and by grade level.
Families are encouraged to visit and explore NYC charter schools. Our Open House Calendar helps you find recruitment events in your area and by grade level.
Get the Facts
We aggregate data and provide analysis for individual schools as well as the sector as a whole.
Our fact sheets dispel myths and correct misinformation about NYC charter schools.
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