Press Releases

(NEW YORK) – – The New York City Charter School Center today released the following statement in response to New York State’s budget that provides funding for public charter schools but maintains an arbitrary charter cap: "While, this budget provides much needed funding for existing charter schools, it continues to…

New York City Ordered to Provide & Administer COVID-19 Screening Tests to Students & Staff at Charter Schools (NEW YORK) – The New York City Charter School Center announced today that they, along with five New York City charter schools and ten charter-school families, won a lawsuit against the de…

TOMORROW: FIRST EVER VIRTUAL NYC CHARTER SCHOOL FAIR; MORE THAN 150 SCHOOLS TO PARTICIPATE Parents, Educators & Advocates Available to Interview; Virtual Tours Available for Media (NEW YORK) – Tomorrow, February 6, from 10am – 2pm, the New York City Charter School Center will be hosting the first ever virtual…

NYC CHARTER SCHOOLS SEE SIGNIFICANT ENROLLMENT GROWTH DESPITE PANDEMIC Public Charters See 7% - Nearly 10,000 Student - Overall Enrollment Growth; English Language Learners Grow By 16% (NEW YORK, N.Y.) – Following the release of new school enrollment data from the New York State Education Department, the New York City…

CHARTER SCHOOL FAMILIES & EDUCATORS TESTIFY ON COVID-19 IMPACT ON EDUCATION In Committee on Education Testimony, Students, Families & Educators Discussed Impact of COVID-19 on Learning & Demanded City Step Up for 135,000 Public Charter School Students (NEW YORK, N.Y.) – Yesterday, students, families and educators from ten public charter…

EDUCATORS AND ELECTED OFFICIALS DEMAND DE BLASIO ADMINISTRATION PROVIDE COVID-19 TESTING TO PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS As Students Return After the New Year, More than 135,000 Public Charter Schools Students Remain Excluded from DOE COVID-19 Testing Program (NEW YORK, N.Y.) – The de Blasio administration is preventing tens of thousands of…

NYC CHARTER SCHOOLS SUE TO GAIN ACCESS TO COVID-19 TESTING Charter Schools in Both NYC DOE Buildings and Private Spaces Remain Excluded from DOE COVID-19 Testing Programs and Other Emergency Response Initiatives (NEW YORK, N.Y.) – The New York City Charter School Center, along with five New York City charter…

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…