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FAMILIES AND EDUCATORS CALL ON CITY COUNCIL TO PRIORITIZE THE NEEDS OF SCHOOL STUDENTS MOST IMPACTED BY COVID-19  NYC Charter School Students, Parents, and Teachers Send Testimonies to NYC Council Finance Committee on the FY’21 Executive Budget Urging for More Relief and Resources for Students in Low-Income and Minority Communities  Housing, Food,…

TESTIMONY FROM THE NYC CHARTER SCHOOL CENTER ON THE STATE BUDGET (ALBANY, N.Y.) – Today, New York City Charter School Center CEO James Merriman testified in front of the New York State legislature joint budget hearing of the Senate Committee on Finance and the Assembly Committee for Ways and Means…

NYC CHARTER SCHOOL CENTER UNVEILS "I AM NYC CHARTER SCHOOLS" SHOWING THE BREADTH OF CHARTER SCHOOL SUPPORTERS IN NYC New Campaign Features the Wide Range of Everyday New Yorkers Involved with NYC Charter Schools With Over 126,000 Students Now Served by Charters, There Are Just Two Degrees of Separation Between…

CHARTER SCHOOL OPEN HOUSE WEEK: NYC FAMILIES ENCOURAGED TO LEARN MORE ABOUT PUBLIC SCHOOL OPTIONS Hundreds of NYC Charter Schools are Welcoming Families for Tours and Information Sessions (NEW YORK) – The New York City Charter School Center today launched “Charter School Open House Week” – an opportunity for parents across…

NYC CHARTER SCHOOL CENTER RELEASES ACCOUNTABILITY WHITE PAPER OUTLINING THE OVERSIGHT PROCESSES OF NYC CHARTER SCHOOLS New Paper Dispels Myths Around Accountability and Spotlights the Rigorous Regulatory Regime Surrounding Opening and Operating an NYC Charter School (NEW YORK) – The New York City Charter School Center today released a new, first-of-its-kind…

THE COLLABORATIVE FOR INCLUSIVE EDUCATION HOSTS ITS INAUGURAL EDUCATORS EXCHANGE WORKSHOP Dozens of NYC Charter School Educators Gather to Share Equitable Education Practices (NEW YORK) – The Collaborative for Inclusive Education, an initiative of the New York City Charter School Center, today hosted its inaugural Educators Exchange, a series of workshops run…

NYC CHARTER SCHOOL CENTER LAUNCHES THE COMMON ONLINE APPLICATION FOR 2020-2021 SCHOOL YEAR Through One Application, Families Can Apply to 228 Different NYC Charter School Sites Advocates Call for a City-Wide Common Enrollment Model to Streamline the Application Process for Families (NEW YORK) – The New York City Charter School Center…

NYC CHARTER SCHOOL CENTER LANZA LA APLICACIÓN COMÚN EN LÍNEA PARA EL AÑO ESCOLAR 2020-2021 A través de una solicitud, familias pueden aplicar a sobre 228 escuelas chárter en la ciudad de Nueva York Los defensores de educación piden un modelo de inscripción común en toda la ciudad para poder…

NEW YORK CITY CHARTER SCHOOL CENTER STATEMENT ON THE NATIONAL BLUE RIBBON SCHOOLS 2019 Four of the Eight NYC Schools Recognized are Charter Schools (NEW YORK) – James Merriman, CEO of the New York City Charter Center, today released the following statement following the announcement of the National Blue Ribbon…

NEW YORK CITY CHARTER SCHOOLS KICK OFF 2019-2020 SCHOOL YEAR WITH RECORD NUMBERS 24 New Charter Schools Open Across All Five Boroughs With over 81,000 Applications for 33,000 Seats and Strong Test Scores,  Advocates Continue to Call For An Increase in NYC’s Charter Cap (NEW YORK) – The New York City Charter…