STATEMENT FROM NEW YORK CITY CHARTER SCHOOL CENTER CEO JAMES MERRIMAN ON THE 2015 BUDGET (New York, NY) - Please attribute the following statement to NYC Charter School Center CEO James Merriman: "With the budget nearly completed, it is clear that this will have been a missed opportunity to reach…
NY CHARTER SCHOOL FAMILIES, EDUCATORS UNITE AND THANK SENATE FOR SUPPORTING CHARTER SCHOOLS IN BUDGET PROPOSAL As Budget Negotiations Enter Final Stretch, Charter Advocates Thank Albany Leaders For Their Pledge To Support Charter School Students Statewide Albany, NY – Charter school families, educators, and supporters from across the state today…
STATEMENT FROM NYC CHARTER CENTER CEO JAMES MERRIMAN IN SUPPORT OF THE NYS SENATE'S BUDGET (New York, NY) - Please attribute the following statement to James Merriman, CEO of the New York City Charter School Center in support of the NYS Senate's budget. "The Senate is to be commended for…
STATEMENT FROM NYC CHARTER CENTER CEO JAMES MERRIMAN ON NYS ASSEMBLY'S ANTI-PROGRESSIVE BUDGET MEASURE (New York, NY) - Please attribute the following statement to James Merriman, CEO of the New York City Charter School Center on NYS Assembly's anti-progressive budget measure. "As we work to improve public education, it is…
AS SOME NYC COUNCILMEMBERS SAYS NO TO MORE AND BETTER PUBLIC SCHOOL OPTIONS, NYC CHARTER SCHOOL EDUCATORS, PARENTS SAY YES! As City Council Comes Under UFT Political Pressure, Public Charter School Advocates Gathered at City Hall to Support Raising the Charter Cap (New York, NY) – Today, New York City…
NYC COLLABORATES HOSTS SUCCESS ACADEMY IN A HIGHLY SOUGHT-AFTER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP FOR HUNDREDS OF DISTRICT & CHARTER SCHOOL EDUCATORS One of NYC’s Highest-Performing Charter Networks Shares Unique Approach to Close Reading (New York, NY, February 26, 2015) – Hundreds of experts, public school leaders, teachers and students from across…
MORE THAN 140 CMO & INDEPENDENT NYC CHARTER SCHOOLS UNITE WITH ONE VOICE TO THANK GOVERNOR CUOMO FOR HIS SUPPORT AND ADVOCACY ON BEHALF OF PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL STUDENTS (New York, NY) - 143 CMO & independent charter schools throughout New York City have united on behalf of their tens…
CLASSROOM WITHOUT WALLS HELD OUTSIDE TO DRAMATIZE 49,000 CHARTER STUDENTS DENIED FACILITIES FUNDING BY THE STATE $118 million must go to rent instead of teachers, technology, and more No other public school children are denied facilities funding (NEW YORK, NY, November 18, 2014) – A civics class was held outside…
TOMORROW: CHARTER SCHOOL ADVOCATES HOLD "CLASSROOM WITHOUT WALLS" TO HIGHLIGHT 49,000 CHARTER STUDENTS STATEWIDE DENIED PUBLIC FUNDING FOR FACILITIES Charter schools forced to spend $118 million on rent in private buildings (New York, NY, November 17, 2014) –A civics class will be held outside tomorrow, Tuesday, November 18, 2014 at…
“MR. MAYOR: STEAL THIS PLAN!” NYC CHARTER SCHOOL CENTER REVEALS SEVEN WAYS NYC’S “RENEWAL SCHOOLS” CAN LEARN FROM WHAT WORKS IN SUCCESSFUL CHARTER SCHOOLS (November 12, 2014, New York, NY) – The de Blasio Administration should turn to New York City’s high performing charter schools for ideas for improving the…
